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Valley Mist

339-1DB · #CADBE6 · LRV 69 · cool blue tone

339-1DB · #CADBE6 · LRV 69 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Valley MistDutch Boy · 339-1DB
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Valley Mist
DUTCH BOY · 339-1DB · #CADBE6
Brand · codeDutch Boy339-1DB · all Dutch Boy grays
LRV69Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool blue tone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#CADBE6 · 202, 219, 230 · 204°, 36%, 85%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. 2Sea Salt63
  3. 3Valley Mist69
  4. 4Spring Thaw83
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Valley Mist, Really?

Valley Mist reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 339-1DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Valley Mist

Valley Mist 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 Valley Mist

At LRV 69, Valley Mist is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Valley Mist 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 339-1DB 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 Valley Mist 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 Valley Mist · 14.8 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Valley Mist · 1.4 : 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 #CADBE6 in HSL space. Pair Valley Mist with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CADBE6 + #E6D5CA
TRIADIC
#CADBE6 · #E6CADB · #DBE6CA
ANALOGOUS
#CAE6E3 · #CADBE6 · #CACDE6

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