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Quiet Morn

343-1DB · #D1CDD0 · LRV 62 · neutral with no strong undertone

343-1DB · #D1CDD0 · LRV 62 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Quiet MornDutch Boy · 343-1DB
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Quiet Morn
DUTCH BOY · 343-1DB · #D1CDD0
Brand · codeDutch Boy343-1DB · all Dutch Boy grays
LRV62Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertoneneutral with no strong undertone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#D1CDD0 · 209, 205, 208 · 315°, 4%, 81%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Stardew43
  2. 2Upward57
  3. 3Quiet Morn62
  4. 4Wickham Gray68
  5. 5Spring Thaw83
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Quiet Morn, Really?

Quiet Morn reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 343-1DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Quiet Morn

Quiet Morn 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Quiet Morn

At LRV 62, Quiet Morn 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Quiet Morn are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Dutch Boy 343-1DB directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Dutch Boy Colors

The nearest shades to Quiet Morn within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Quiet Morn · 13.4 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Quiet Morn · 1.6 : 1 · fails for text

WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D1CDD0 in HSL space. Pair Quiet Morn with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D1CDD0 + #CDD1CE
TRIADIC
#D1CDD0 · #D0D1CD · #CDD0D1
ANALOGOUS
#D0CDD1 · #D1CDD0 · #D1CDCE

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