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Sky Color Palette — Clear Day

A soft five-color scheme built from pale sky blue and cloud white, warmed by a hint of dawn pink and dusk lavender — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

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

Clear Sky Blue
Dominant
Kompozit Fluid Blue · 0602
#C5D6EB
LRV 66
Cloud White
Base
Kompozit Cyprus Spring · 0411
#F2F2EA
LRV 88
Dawn Pink
Support
Kompozit Velvet Blush · 1217
#E3D5D8
LRV 69
Dusk Lavender
Secondary
Kompozit Orchid Fragrance · 1287
#C9C1D0
LRV 55
Soft Slate Blue
Accent
Kompozit Celestial Horizon · 0589
#7C94B3
LRV 29
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This is the color of a sky you want to stand under. Clear Sky Blue leads the whole scheme — pale, calm, and easy to live with — while Cloud White opens everything up like the spaces between clouds. Together they feel airy and clean, which is exactly the kind of quiet, breathable look people are reaching for in 2026.

The magic is in the two soft warm-ups. Dawn Pink brings the faintest blush of early morning, and Dusk Lavender adds that gentle violet you see right before the light fades. Used in small doses — a wall, some cushions, a painted door — they keep the blue and white from feeling cold.

To finish, lean on Soft Slate Blue as your accent. It is just deep enough to frame the lighter colors without breaking the calm. Use it for trim, a single piece of furniture, or a small grounding moment, and the whole palette settles into place.

Buy These Colors

Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Kompozit first; take any SKU to the store — these mix on demand.

Clear Sky Blue
#BFD6E8 · LRV 65 · Dominant
Kompozit Fluid Blue · 0602 ΔE 3.02
Backdrop Real Real · BD-RR ΔE 17.91
Behr Celestial Light · MQ3-24 ΔE 1.39
Benjamin Moore Jet Stream · 814 ΔE 0.48
Clare Nairobi Blue · PNT100-LT-36 ΔE 6.96
Dunn-Edwards Two Harbors · DE5813 ΔE 1.67
Farrow & Ball Skylight · No. 205 ΔE 10.31
Magnolia Home Dark Moon · JG-74 ΔE 9.83
PPG / Glidden Touch Of Blue · 1242-2 ΔE 0.76
Sherwin-Williams Breathtaking · SW 6814 ΔE 4.88
Valspar Cache Blue · V072-1 ΔE 1.25
Cloud White
#F4F2ED · LRV 89 · Base
Kompozit Cyprus Spring · 0411 ΔE 1.94
Backdrop Tabula Rasa · BD-TR ΔE 2.77
Behr Whisper White · HDC-MD-08 ΔE 0.52
Benjamin Moore Opulence · 879 ΔE 0.51
Clare Wing It · PNT100-LT-24 ΔE 2.78
Dunn-Edwards Fossil · DE6225 ΔE 0.61
Farrow & Ball Wimborne White · No. 239 ΔE 2.67
Magnolia Home Silos White · JG-107 ΔE 1.17
PPG / Glidden Delicate White · 1001-1 ΔE 1.45
Sherwin-Williams White Flour · SW 7102 ΔE 2.44
Valspar Santa's Beard · 8007-6E ΔE 0.5
Dawn Pink
#E8D2D0 · LRV 68 · Support
Kompozit Velvet Blush · 1217 ΔE 3.51
Backdrop Cookies & Cream · BD-CC ΔE 13.61
Behr Malibu Coast · 230E-2 ΔE 2.68
Benjamin Moore Orleans Violet · 1374 ΔE 2.72
Clare Neutral Territory · PNT100-LT-20 ΔE 8.17
Dunn-Edwards Desert Mauve · DE6016 ΔE 2.73
Farrow & Ball Calamine · No. 230 ΔE 2.08
Magnolia Home Ella Rose · JG-24 ΔE 5.33
PPG / Glidden Cool Melon · 1057-2 ΔE 1.5
Sherwin-Williams Innocence · SW 6302 ΔE 1.39
Valspar Nana's Pearls · V128-1 ΔE 2.71
Dusk Lavender
#C9C2D6 · LRV 56 · Secondary
Kompozit Orchid Fragrance · 1287 ΔE 1.98
Backdrop Lost in the 80s · BD-LO ΔE 16.75
Behr Mulberry Stain · N110-2 ΔE 0.51
Benjamin Moore French Lilac · 1403 ΔE 1.4
Clare Motor City · PNT100-LT-09 ΔE 12.14
Dunn-Edwards Soft Purple · DE5954 ΔE 3.78
Farrow & Ball Calluna · No. 270 ΔE 6.32
Magnolia Home Cement Pots · JG-93 ΔE 8.48
PPG / Glidden Purple Dragon · 1247-4 ΔE 3.9
Sherwin-Williams Enchant · SW 6555 ΔE 3.63
Valspar Playful Petal · 1001-4B ΔE 3.11
Soft Slate Blue
#7C95AC · LRV 29 · Accent
Kompozit Celestial Horizon · 0589 ΔE 3.27
Backdrop Polly Wants · BD-PW ΔE 6.11
Behr Mystery · MQ5-51 ΔE 2.13
Benjamin Moore Flower Box · CSP-530 ΔE 5.45
Clare Blue Ivy · PNT100-MD-39 ΔE 7.03
Dunn-Edwards Denim Tradition · DE5885 ΔE 3.04
Farrow & Ball Stone Blue · No. 86 ΔE 6.77
Magnolia Home Sir Drake · JG-02 ΔE 11.44
PPG / Glidden American Anthem · 1156-4 ΔE 2.46
Sherwin-Williams Dyer's Woad · SW 9071 ΔE 1.9
Valspar Office Blue · 4005-6A ΔE 2.74

Questions

How do I keep all these soft colors from looking washed out together?

Let one color do a little more work than the rest. Here Clear Sky Blue leads and Cloud White fills the quiet space, while the pink and lavender show up in smaller touches. The deeper Soft Slate Blue is your anchor, so add it last as trim or a single feature to give your eye somewhere to land.

Can I really get these exact shades mixed at a paint store?

Yes. Every color here has a real paint match, and any store with a tinting machine can mix it for you. Bring the hex code or the matched paint name, ask for a sample pot first, and brush it on before you commit to gallons.

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