Color spec
| Brand | Dutch Boy |
| Name | Purple Fairy Dust |
| SKU | 341-2DB |
| Hex | #C6C8CB |
| RGB | 198, 200, 203 |
| HSL | 216°, 5%, 79% |
| LRV | 58 |
| Undertone | neutral with no strong undertone |
| Family | Gray |
About Dutch Boy Purple Fairy Dust
At LRV 58, Purple Fairy Dust is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Purple Fairy Dust is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
Closest matches by brand
19 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Portola Paints
Annie Sloan
Rust-Oleum
Kompozit
Similar Dutch Boy colors
closest in the Dutch Boy deckThe nearest shades to Purple Fairy Dust within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C6C8CB in HSL space. Pair Purple Fairy Dust with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Dutch Boy Purple Fairy Dust Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Purple Fairy Dust from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dutch Boy 341-2DB directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Purple Fairy Dust is Gray Screen (SW 7071) — very close at ΔE 2.17, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Gray Screen swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
At Behr, the closest color to Purple Fairy Dust is Burnished Metal (UL260-17) — very close at ΔE 2.42, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Burnished Metal swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Porringer Gray (2121-40), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.48). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 58) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Purple Fairy Dust without repainting risk. See the full Porringer Gray swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
At Valspar, the closest color to Purple Fairy Dust is Elephant in the Room (8006-12B) — very close at ΔE 2.09, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Elephant in the Room swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Purple Fairy Dust is Solitary State (PPG1009-3) — very close at ΔE 2.83, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 56 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Solitary State swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
At Glidden, the closest color to Purple Fairy Dust is Solitary State (PPG1009-3) — very close at ΔE 3.48, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Solitary State swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Purple Fairy Dust is Gray Screen (HGSW 1467) — very close at ΔE 2.17, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Gray Screen swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Silver Polish (DE6374), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.74). It runs slightly darker (LRV 53 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Purple Fairy Dust without repainting risk. See the full Silver Polish swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Purple Fairy Dust is Cement Pots (JG-93) — very close at ΔE 2.56, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 56 vs 58) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cement Pots swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Purple Fairy Dust is Calluna (NO. 270) — very close at ΔE 2.88, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 58) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Calluna swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Purple Fairy Dust is Paternoster (0546) — very close at ΔE 2.32, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Paternoster swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Purple Fairy Dust is Paternoster (0546) — very close at ΔE 2.19, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Paternoster swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
Rodda's nearest match is Ethereal Mist (R013), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.57). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Purple Fairy Dust without repainting risk. See the full Ethereal Mist swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
C2 Paint's nearest match is Seraph (C2-992), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.74). It runs slightly darker (LRV 56 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Purple Fairy Dust without repainting risk. See the full Seraph swatch →
Portola Paints Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
Portola Paints's nearest match is Pigeon Gray (PIGEON GRAY), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.13). It runs slightly darker (LRV 56 vs 58) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Purple Fairy Dust without repainting risk. See the full Pigeon Gray swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Purple Fairy Dust
At Kompozit, the closest color to Purple Fairy Dust is Paternoster (0546) — very close at ΔE 2.19, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 58) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Paternoster swatch →