Translucency
403-1DB · #D4CDCA · LRV 62 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Upward57
- 3Translucency62
- 4Wickham Gray68
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Translucency, Really?
Translucency reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 403-1DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Translucency
Translucency 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 Translucency
At LRV 62, Translucency is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Translucency 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 403-1DB 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.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Individual WhiteSW 6008 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cotton GreyHDC-NT-20 · Behr | 1.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | AngelicaAF-665 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Dusk in the Valley8004-3B · Valspar | 0.5 | 62 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ElusionPPG1005-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Free ReignPPG1004-2 · Glidden | 1.5 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Translucency 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 #D4CDCA in HSL space. Pair Translucency with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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