Water Drop
238-3DB · #A3C3D8 · LRV 52 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Williamsburg Wedgwood Blue28
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 3Water Drop52
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Water Drop, Really?
Water Drop reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 238-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Water Drop
Water Drop 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Water Drop
At LRV 52, Water Drop 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.
Most complaints about Water Drop 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 238-3DB 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 | Porch CeilingSW 9063 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.3 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Charismatic SkyM520-3 · Behr | 2.2 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sapphire Ice808 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Novella Blue4004-5B · Valspar | 1.5 | 52.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue BowsPPG1158-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blue BowsPPG1158-3 · Glidden | 0.4 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Water Drop 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 #A3C3D8 in HSL space. Pair Water Drop with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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