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Sky Blue & Coral Color Scheme

A fresh sky blue paired with a warm coral pop and a crisp white, for a bright, playful look that feels like a clear morning. Every shade is matched to real paint you can buy.

By Mark Thompson · Pro Contractor & Field Editor

Start with Clear Sky, a soft, airy blue that feels like the first hour of a bright day. It sets a calm, open mood and makes a space feel a little bigger and a little lighter than it really is. Because it carries just a touch of gray, it never tips into baby blue, so it stays easy to live with morning to night. This is the color that fills most of the room and gives everything else a clean, restful backdrop to sit against.

Against that quiet blue, Warm Coral brings the energy. Used in small doses, on a chair, a pillow, a door, or a single piece of art, it warms the whole scheme and keeps the blue from feeling chilly. Crisp White ties it all together on the trim and edges, sharpening the lines and letting both colors breathe. The mix is playful but not loud, so it can carry a living room, brighten a bedroom, lift a kitchen, or run through a whole home without ever feeling like too much.

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Clear Sky
walls
Glidden Atlantis Blue · 70BG 53/164
#A2C5DA
LRV 53
Warm Coral
accent
PPG / Glidden Warm Welcome · PPG1194-5
#EA9074
LRV 39
Crisp White
trim
Dunn-Edwards Droplets · DEW381
#F6F4EF
LRV 83

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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.

Clear Sky
#9FC4DC · LRV 52 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9063 · ΔE 2.56
Behr · S520-3 · ΔE 2.54
Benjamin Moore · 795 · ΔE 1.64
Valspar · 8002-43B · ΔE 2.42
PPG / Glidden · PPG1158-3 · ΔE 1.94
Glidden · 70BG 53/164 · ΔE 1.06
Dutch Boy · 238-3DB · ΔE 1.26
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2366 · ΔE 3.87
Dunn-Edwards · DE5849 · ΔE 1.3
Magnolia Home · JG-76 · ΔE 8.79
Farrow & Ball · NO. 210 · ΔE 8.06
Diamond Vogel · 0616 · ΔE 3.26
Hirshfield's · 0616 · ΔE 2.34
Rodda · R086 · ΔE 4.82
C2 Paint · C2-768 · ΔE 4.64
Clare · PNT100-MD-73 · ΔE 5.71
Portola Paints · ILLUSION · ΔE 3.47
Annie Sloan · LOUIS BLUE · ΔE 5.98
Backdrop · BD-LO · ΔE 2.84
Rust-Oleum · 285139 · ΔE 10.75
Kompozit · 0616 · ΔE 2.34
Warm Coral
#E58A6F · LRV 36 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6626 · ΔE 4.82
Behr · M210-5 · ΔE 2.57
Benjamin Moore · 075 · ΔE 3.64
Valspar · 2004-3C · ΔE 1.95
PPG / Glidden · PPG1194-5 · ΔE 1.67
Glidden · 90BG 18/150 · ΔE 1.75
Dutch Boy · 206-5DB · ΔE 3.25
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1105 · ΔE 4.82
Dunn-Edwards · DE5123 · ΔE 5.48
Magnolia Home · JG-154 · ΔE 14.83
Farrow & Ball · NO. 63 · ΔE 6.81
Diamond Vogel · 1052 · ΔE 1.84
Hirshfield's · 1052 · ΔE 1.96
Rodda · CA223 · ΔE 9.99
C2 Paint · BD43 · ΔE 4.41
Clare · PNT100-MD-28 · ΔE 9.3
Portola Paints · PIXIE · ΔE 9.94
Annie Sloan · BARCELONA ORANGE · ΔE 12.04
Backdrop · BD-RO · ΔE 10.57
Rust-Oleum · 398640 · ΔE 10.61
Kompozit · 1052 · ΔE 1.96
Crisp White
#F6F4EE · LRV 90 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9541 · ΔE 0.5
Behr · DC-001 · ΔE 0.52
Benjamin Moore · 879 · ΔE 0.88
Valspar · 8007-6F · ΔE 1
PPG / Glidden · PPG1001-1 · ΔE 1.71
Glidden · 61YY 89/040 · ΔE 1.59
Dutch Boy · 002W · ΔE 1
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4002 · ΔE 1.41
Dunn-Edwards · DEW381 · ΔE 0.49
Magnolia Home · JG-21 · ΔE 1.46
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2005 · ΔE 1.25
Diamond Vogel · 0355 · ΔE 0.97
Hirshfield's · 0011 · ΔE 1.44
Rodda · R007 · ΔE 1.43
C2 Paint · C2-612 · ΔE 0.82
Clare · PNT100-LT-04 · ΔE 1.18
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 1.43
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 14.22
Backdrop · BD-TR · ΔE 2.34
Rust-Oleum · 285140 · ΔE 4.1
Kompozit · 0011 · ΔE 1.44

Questions

what colors go with sky blue?

Warm tones balance it best. A soft coral, a creamy white, and natural wood all keep sky blue from feeling cold, which is exactly what this combination does.

is this combination too bright for a calm space?

Not at all. The sky blue does most of the work and stays gentle and airy. The coral only shows up in small doses, so the room reads fresh rather than loud.

what undertones should I watch for?

Keep the blue on the soft, slightly grayed side so it stays restful, and pick a coral that leans warm and peachy, not pink, so it pairs cleanly with the blue.

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