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Dusty Blue & Cream Bathroom Color Scheme

A soft, cottage-calm bathroom built on dusty blue cabinets, creamy walls, and warm wood, all matched to real paint you can buy.

By Emily Roberts · DIY Editor & First-Timer's Guide

Start with the vanity. Dusty Blue is a soft, slightly grayed blue that feels calm and a little old-fashioned in the best way, which makes it perfect for bathroom cabinets. It is quiet enough that you can live with it for years, but it still gives the room a real color instead of plain white. In a small bathroom it reads almost like a neutral, so the space stays restful rather than busy.

Wrap the walls in Soft Cream to keep everything warm and bright, so the blue cabinets pop without feeling cold. Then bring in Warm Wood for the floor, a mirror frame, or open shelving to add a cozy, lived-in touch. The simple rule: cream on the walls, dusty blue on the vanity, and warm wood for the small wooden pieces that tie it all together.

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Dusty Blue
cabinets
Valspar Silver Fox · 4008-3C
#8BA1AC
LRV 34
Soft Cream
walls
Behr Eastern Wind · ECC-24-2
#EDE6D5
LRV 79
Warm Wood
accent
Diamond Vogel Apple Crisp · 0247
#BD9264
LRV 32

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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.

Dusty Blue
#8FA3AE · LRV 35 · cabinets
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9147 · ΔE 1.65
Behr · N480-4A · ΔE 1.2
Benjamin Moore · CSP-605 · ΔE 2.02
Valspar · 4008-3C · ΔE 1.02
PPG / Glidden · PPG1037-4 · ΔE 1.74
Glidden · 90BG 35/068 · ΔE 3.55
Dutch Boy · 338-4DB · ΔE 2.87
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3344 · ΔE 1.65
Dunn-Edwards · DEC792 · ΔE 3.24
Magnolia Home · JG-89 · ΔE 2.72
Farrow & Ball · NO. 265 · ΔE 8.82
Diamond Vogel · 0505 · ΔE 2.74
Hirshfield's · 0526 · ΔE 4.71
Rodda · R080 · ΔE 2.35
C2 Paint · C2-732 · ΔE 2.4
Clare · PNT100-LT-38 · ΔE 2.03
Portola Paints · TWIN PEAKS · ΔE 3.1
Annie Sloan · DUCK EGG BLUE · ΔE 12.41
Backdrop · BD-NU · ΔE 11.02
Rust-Oleum · 371675 · ΔE 6.49
Kompozit · 0526 · ΔE 4.71
Soft Cream
#EEE7D6 · LRV 80 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7563 · ΔE 0.52
Behr · ECC-24-2 · ΔE 0.22
Benjamin Moore · 947 · ΔE 0.4
Valspar · V176 · ΔE 1.2
PPG / Glidden · PPG14-23 · ΔE 0.8
Glidden · PPG14-23 · ΔE 0.82
Dutch Boy · 010W · ΔE 1.82
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4033 · ΔE 1.7
Dunn-Edwards · DEW351 · ΔE 0.55
Magnolia Home · JG-16 · ΔE 0.4
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2002 · ΔE 0.62
Diamond Vogel · OW4 · ΔE 0.98
Hirshfield's · 0014 · ΔE 1.47
Rodda · R127 · ΔE 0.43
C2 Paint · C2-596 · ΔE 0.74
Clare · PNT100-LT-62 · ΔE 1.82
Portola Paints · CASA FORMA · ΔE 1.22
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 9.43
Backdrop · BD-DS · ΔE 2.57
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 3.79
Kompozit · 0014 · ΔE 1.47
Warm Wood
#BB9165 · LRV 32 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9 · ΔE 2.84
Behr · HDC-CL-15 · ΔE 1.55
Benjamin Moore · 1118 · ΔE 1.62
Valspar · P051 · ΔE 1.35
PPG / Glidden · PPG1080-5 · ΔE 1.14
Glidden · PPG1089-6 · ΔE 0.89
Dutch Boy · 217-5DB · ΔE 2.73
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2183 · ΔE 2.47
Dunn-Edwards · DET685 · ΔE 1.28
Magnolia Home · JG-152 · ΔE 4.71
Farrow & Ball · NO. 45 · ΔE 0.97
Diamond Vogel · 0247 · ΔE 0.63
Hirshfield's · 0247 · ΔE 1.37
Rodda · CA101 · ΔE 3.08
C2 Paint · C2-602 · ΔE 1.32
Clare · PNT100-DP-59 · ΔE 5.67
Portola Paints · BANDELIER · ΔE 2.79
Annie Sloan · CHATEAU GREY · ΔE 12.19
Backdrop · BD-AN · ΔE 10.12
Rust-Oleum · 398640 · ΔE 8.14
Kompozit · 0247 · ΔE 1.37

Questions

Is dusty blue too dark for a small bathroom?

No. Dusty blue is a soft, grayed shade, so it stays calm rather than heavy. Keeping it on the vanity and the walls in cream keeps a small bathroom feeling light and open.

What finish should I use for the dusty blue cabinets?

Go with a satin or semi-gloss on the vanity so it wipes clean and shrugs off splashes. Walls in cream do well in a soft eggshell that handles a bit of bathroom moisture.

Will cream walls look too yellow next to the blue?

A warm soft cream actually balances the cool dusty blue and stops the room from feeling cold. The warm wood touches pull both together so nothing reads too yellow.

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