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Blue & White Entryway Color Scheme

A fresh, coastal-classic entryway in soft blue, crisp white, and a deep indigo door that greets you the moment you walk in. Every shade is matched to real paint you can buy.

By David Chen · Formulation Lead & Resident Chemist

Start with Soft Blue on the walls. It is a gentle, slightly grayed blue that feels like a clear morning sky, and that is exactly the mood you want the second someone steps through your front door. An entryway is small and busy, so this color does a lot of quiet work, it opens the space up, calms the rush of coming and going, and sets a fresh, easy tone for the rest of the home.

Keep Bright White on the trim, doors casings, and baseboards to frame everything in clean, warm light, so the blue stays crisp instead of washing out. Then let Deep Indigo carry the front door for a rich, grounding pop that feels like the deep end of the same blue family. Put Soft Blue on the walls, Bright White on every piece of trim, and Deep Indigo on the door, and you get a welcome that is both breezy and dressed up.

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Soft Blue
walls
Sherwin-Williams Faded Flaxflower · SW 9146
#9EB4C0
LRV 44
Bright White
trim
Diamond Vogel Twinkle Twinkle · 0355
#F5F3EB
LRV 90
Deep Indigo
door
Kompozit Star-Studded · 0620
#32425A
LRV 5

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Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Tap a swatch for its full guide or + to save it — take any SKU to the store, they mix on demand.

Soft Blue
#9DB2BE · LRV 43 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9146 · ΔE 0.61
Behr · ECC-32-1 · ΔE 0.93
Benjamin Moore · 1648 · ΔE 1.21
Valspar · M329 · ΔE 1.84
PPG / Glidden · PPG10-28 · ΔE 1.67
Glidden · PPG10-28 · ΔE 1.71
Dutch Boy · 432-3DB · ΔE 1.52
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3345 · ΔE 0.61
Dunn-Edwards · DET581 · ΔE 1.94
Magnolia Home · JG-01 · ΔE 6.73
Farrow & Ball · NO. 89 · ΔE 2.96
Diamond Vogel · 0504 · ΔE 1.06
Hirshfield's · 0504 · ΔE 1.05
Rodda · R087 · ΔE 2.49
C2 Paint · C2-751 · ΔE 2.24
Clare · PNT100-LT-44 · ΔE 9.45
Portola Paints · COSTA · ΔE 6.14
Annie Sloan · SVENSKA BLUE · ΔE 10.18
Backdrop · BD-UD · ΔE 2.81
Rust-Oleum · 285143 · ΔE 7.46
Kompozit · 0504 · ΔE 1.05
Bright White
#F5F3EC · LRV 90 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9541 · ΔE 0.61
Behr · HDC-MD-08 · ΔE 0.48
Benjamin Moore · 879 · ΔE 1.23
Valspar · 8007-4A · ΔE 0.94
PPG / Glidden · PPG1001-1 · ΔE 1.86
Glidden · 61YY 89/040 · ΔE 1.45
Dutch Boy · 004W · ΔE 0.6
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4002 · ΔE 0.94
Dunn-Edwards · DE6267 · ΔE 0.52
Magnolia Home · JG-21 · ΔE 1.63
Farrow & Ball · NO. 239 · ΔE 1.83
Diamond Vogel · 0355 · ΔE 0.47
Hirshfield's · 0411 · ΔE 1.23
Rodda · R001 · ΔE 1.95
C2 Paint · C2-612 · ΔE 0.5
Clare · PNT100-LT-04 · ΔE 0.84
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 1.56
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 13.87
Backdrop · BD-TR · ΔE 1.83
Rust-Oleum · 285140 · ΔE 4.58
Kompozit · 0411 · ΔE 1.23
Deep Indigo
#2D3B52 · LRV 4 · door
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6244 · ΔE 4.23
Behr · N560-7 · ΔE 2.43
Benjamin Moore · CC-932 · ΔE 3.61
Valspar · M318 · ΔE 6.06
PPG / Glidden · PPG1165-7 · ΔE 4.74
Glidden · PPG1165-7 · ΔE 4.53
Dutch Boy · 337-7DB · ΔE 4.23
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3351 · ΔE 4.23
Dunn-Edwards · DEA185 · ΔE 2.75
Magnolia Home · JG-05 · ΔE 8.28
Farrow & Ball · NO. 256 · ΔE 12.58
Diamond Vogel · H101 · ΔE 11.01
Hirshfield's · 0620 · ΔE 2.34
Rodda · CA210 · ΔE 6.28
C2 Paint · C2-773 · ΔE 3.03
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 13.78
Portola Paints · GHOST TREE · ΔE 9.18
Annie Sloan · NAPOLEONIC BLUE · ΔE 4.42
Backdrop · BD-LC · ΔE 4.92
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 9.88
Kompozit · 0620 · ΔE 2.34

Questions

Will a blue entryway feel too cold?

Not with this soft, slightly grayed blue. It reads calm and airy rather than icy, and the warm white trim keeps the whole space feeling welcoming.

Does the dark indigo door work in a small entry?

Yes. A deep door actually makes a small entry feel intentional and put-together, and it draws the eye in without crowding the walls.

What floor and decor colors go with this scheme?

Natural wood, warm tan, or pale oak floors look great here, and woven baskets or brass hooks add a friendly coastal touch.

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