Silver Shores
430-2DB · #C8D2D3 · LRV 63 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Silver Shores, Really?
Silver Shores reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 430-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silver Shores
Silver Shores 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.
How Lighting Changes Silver Shores
At LRV 63, Silver Shores 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.
Most complaints about Silver Shores 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.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Dutch Boy 430-2DB 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.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | North StarSW 6246 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Tranquil SeaPPL-73 · Behr | 1.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Mist1619 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Spun Sugar8004-41A · Valspar | 2.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sky SplashPPG1037-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Winter ChillPPG1036-2 · Glidden | 1.0 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Silver Shores within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
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 #C8D2D3 in HSL space. Pair Silver Shores with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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