Color spec
| Brand | Dutch Boy |
| Name | Salty Air |
| SKU | 335-1DB |
| Hex | #C8DADD |
| RGB | 200, 218, 221 |
| HSL | 189°, 24%, 83% |
| LRV | 68 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About Dutch Boy Salty Air
At LRV 68, Salty Air is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Salty Air 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 at every US brand
13 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Valspar
Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
PPG / Glidden
Diamond Vogel
Kompozit
C2 Paint
Behr
Clare
Farrow & Ball
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Similar Dutch Boy colors
closest in the Dutch Boy deckThe nearest shades to Salty Air 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 #C8DADD in HSL space. Pair Salty Air 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 Salty Air Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Salty Air 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 335-1DB directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Valspar Equivalent of Salty Air
The closest Valspar equivalent of Salty Air is Lament Blue (5001-5A). At ΔE 0.36 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 67.4 vs 68). If Valspar is your counter, order Lament Blue and you'll get the same color. See the full Lament Blue swatch →
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Salty Air
The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Salty Air is Little Boy Blu (SW 9054). At ΔE 0.55 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 68). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Little Boy Blu and you'll get the same color. See the full Little Boy Blu swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Salty Air
The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Salty Air is Shark (DE5771). At ΔE 0.67 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 64 vs 68). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order Shark and you'll get the same color. See the full Shark swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Salty Air
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Windy Sky (1639), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.12). It runs slightly darker (LRV 66 vs 68) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Salty Air without repainting risk. See the full Windy Sky swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Salty Air
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Cosmic Rays (PPG1148-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.43). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Salty Air without repainting risk. See the full Cosmic Rays swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Salty Air
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Sea Foam Mist (0642), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.65). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 68) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Salty Air without repainting risk. See the full Sea Foam Mist swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Salty Air
Kompozit's nearest match is Sea Foam Mist (0642), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.74). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 68) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Salty Air without repainting risk. See the full Sea Foam Mist swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Salty Air
Behr's nearest match is Offshore Mist (PPU13-16), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.84). It runs slightly darker (LRV 66 vs 68) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Salty Air without repainting risk. See the full Offshore Mist swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Salty Air
At Clare, the closest color to Salty Air is Nairobi Blue (PNT100-LT-36) — very close at ΔE 2.06, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 67 vs 68) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Nairobi Blue swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Salty Air
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Salty Air is Borrowed Light (NO. 235) — very close at ΔE 3.37, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 68) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Borrowed Light swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Salty Air
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Salty Air is Whitewater (C2-737) — very close at ΔE 3.45, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 68) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Whitewater swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Salty Air
Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Salty Air — the nearest deck color, Yarn (JG-132), is clearly different (ΔE 8.84). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 335-1DB instead. See the full Yarn swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Salty Air
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Salty Air — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 12.58). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 335-1DB instead. See the full Real Real swatch →