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Laundry Room Palette — Soft Blue & Crisp White

A clean, calming 4-color scheme for laundry rooms: soft blue walls, crisp white cabinets, a quiet gray counter, and warm wood to keep the hardest-working room cheerful. Every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Jessica Williams · Color Stylist & Interior Editor

The laundry room works hard, so the color should feel light and clean every time you walk in. This palette puts a soft sky blue on the walls — calm, fresh, and just enough color to make a small utility space feel pleasant instead of purely functional. It’s a slightly grayed blue, so it never tips into baby-blue territory.

Crisp white cabinets and trim keep everything bright and make the room read tidy even when the hamper is full. A quiet gray on the counter or a single accent ties the cooler tones together without adding fuss. Then warm wood on open shelving brings in a friendly note so the room feels cared for rather than clinical. Use a wipeable satin or semi-gloss since the space sees humidity and splashes. Light blue walls, white cabinets, a touch of wood — clean and calm.

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Soft Sky Blue
Walls
Kompozit Serene Setting · 0622
#C5D2D9
LRV 63
Crisp White
Cabinets & Trim
Valspar Ultra White · 7006-24
#F8F8F3
LRV 94
Quiet Gray
Counter & Accent
Sherwin-Williams Argos · SW 7065
#BDBDB7
LRV 51
Warm Wood
Shelving
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.

Soft Sky Blue
#C3D2D8 · LRV 63 · Walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6246 · ΔE 3.62
Behr · N510-2 · ΔE 1.2
Benjamin Moore · 1619 · ΔE 1.92
Valspar · 4005-3A · ΔE 1.53
PPG / Glidden · PPG1149-3 · ΔE 1.68
Glidden · PPG1149-3 · ΔE 1.91
Dutch Boy · 430-2DB · ΔE 2.67
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3367 · ΔE 3.62
Dunn-Edwards · DE5820 · ΔE 2.23
Magnolia Home · JG-74 · ΔE 5.27
Farrow & Ball · NO. 317 · ΔE 1.46
Diamond Vogel · 0622 · ΔE 1.87
Hirshfield's · 0622 · ΔE 1.09
Rodda · R091 · ΔE 3.55
C2 Paint · C2-770 · ΔE 3.09
Clare · PNT100-LT-31 · ΔE 5.36
Portola Paints · SAN FERNANDO · ΔE 9.69
Annie Sloan · PARIS GREY · ΔE 10.71
Backdrop · BD-RR · ΔE 12.76
Rust-Oleum · 285139 · ΔE 8.08
Kompozit · 0622 · ΔE 1.09
Crisp White
#F9F8F3 · LRV 94 · Cabinets & Trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7757 · ΔE 0.82
Behr · PPU18-06 · ΔE 0.6
Benjamin Moore · 2144-70 · ΔE 2.32
Valspar · 7006-24 · ΔE 0.5
PPG / Glidden · PPG1001-1 · ΔE 1.8
Glidden · PPG1001-1 · ΔE 1.63
Dutch Boy · 001W · ΔE 1.02
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4001 · ΔE 0.82
Dunn-Edwards · DEW358 · ΔE 1.18
Magnolia Home · JG-21 · ΔE 1.1
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2005 · ΔE 0.74
Diamond Vogel · 0011 · ΔE 2.4
Hirshfield's · 0011 · ΔE 1.86
Rodda · R007 · ΔE 1.27
C2 Paint · C2-756 · ΔE 1.52
Clare · PNT100-LT-02 · ΔE 1.48
Portola Paints · TABLE LINEN · ΔE 1.3
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 15.16
Backdrop · BD-TR · ΔE 2.97
Rust-Oleum · 285140 · ΔE 3.56
Kompozit · 0011 · ΔE 1.86
Quiet Gray
#BFBDB6 · LRV 51 · Counter & Accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7065 · ΔE 1.03
Behr · PPU24-17 · ΔE 1.62
Benjamin Moore · 1481 · ΔE 2.46
Valspar · 8006-2D · ΔE 2.37
PPG / Glidden · PPG0994-3 · ΔE 1.91
Glidden · PPG0994-3 · ΔE 1.91
Dutch Boy · 425-2DB · ΔE 3.46
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1486 · ΔE 1.03
Dunn-Edwards · DEGR08 · ΔE 2.03
Magnolia Home · JG-123 · ΔE 2.24
Farrow & Ball · NO. 275 · ΔE 1.21
Diamond Vogel · 0573 · ΔE 2.4
Hirshfield's · 0573 · ΔE 2.79
Rodda · CA079 · ΔE 3.48
C2 Paint · C2-928 · ΔE 1.57
Clare · PNT100-LT-13 · ΔE 4.4
Portola Paints · PIANO ROOM · ΔE 2.63
Annie Sloan · PARIS GREY · ΔE 3.73
Backdrop · BD-UD · ΔE 9.81
Rust-Oleum · 285143 · ΔE 6.48
Kompozit · 0573 · ΔE 2.79
Warm Wood
#BC9265 · LRV 32 · Shelving
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9 · ΔE 3
Behr · HDC-CL-15 · ΔE 1.78
Benjamin Moore · 1104 · ΔE 0.76
Valspar · P051 · ΔE 1.72
PPG / Glidden · PPG1089-6 · ΔE 0.78
Glidden · PPG1089-6 · ΔE 0.56
Dutch Boy · 217-5DB · ΔE 2.68
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2183 · ΔE 2.51
Dunn-Edwards · DE6152 · ΔE 2.83
Magnolia Home · JG-152 · ΔE 4.97
Farrow & Ball · NO. 45 · ΔE 0.89
Diamond Vogel · 0247 · ΔE 0.32
Hirshfield's · 0247 · ΔE 1.46
Rodda · CA101 · ΔE 3.23
C2 Paint · C2-602 · ΔE 1.35
Clare · PNT100-DP-59 · ΔE 5.29
Portola Paints · BANDELIER · ΔE 3.12
Annie Sloan · CHATEAU GREY · ΔE 12.07
Backdrop · BD-AN · ΔE 10.22
Rust-Oleum · 398640 · ΔE 8.27
Kompozit · 0247 · ΔE 1.46

Questions

Does blue make a laundry room feel cold?

This blue is soft and slightly gray, so it reads calm and clean rather than icy. Pairing it with warm wood shelving and white cabinets keeps the whole room feeling fresh, not chilly.

What finish should I use in a laundry room?

Go with a satin or semi-gloss on walls and cabinets. Laundry rooms see splashes and humidity, and those finishes wipe down easily and hold up to the occasional wet hand far better than a flat.

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