Sherwin Williams

Dutch Tile Blue

SW 0031

Dutch Tile Blue (SW, hex #9AABAB) is a medium-toned blue with slate gray undertones that lower its saturation and keep it in a muted, dusty register. It carries an LRV of 39, placing it in the lower-mid reflectance range where it reads as a definite color without becoming overly dark. The gray component blends the blue toward neutral, making it compatible with both warm and cool adjacent colors.

Effective Sherwin-Williams pairings include Accessible Beige, Creamy, Naval, Rainwashed, and Silver Strand.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 0031

Collection

Interior Historic, Living Well (Recharge), Historic (Colonial Revival)

Dutch Tile Blue in Real Homes (8 Photos)

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Dutch Tile Blue in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Dutch Tile Blue under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Dutch Tile Blue under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Cyan/Teal

Strength

Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

180°

Cyan Family

Lightness

64%

Medium

Saturation

Very Muted

LRV

39.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#9AABAB

RGB Decimal

154, 171, 171

RGB Percent

60.4%, 67.1%, 67.1%

HSL

180.0, 9.2%, 63.7%

HSV

180.0, 9.9%, 67.1%

CMYK

9.9%, 0.0%, 0.0%, 32.9%

YIQ

165.9, -10.1, -3.6

XYZ

35.24, 38.94, 44.19

CIE Lab

68.70, -5.91, -2.03

CIE Luv

68.70, -9.25, -2.01

Hunter Lab

62.40, -5.22, -1.85

Decimal

10136491

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Dutch Tile Blue Oval Room Blue Tidepool Wonder Knoxville Gray

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Dutch Tile Blue Tradewind Rarified Air Swirling Water

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

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Analogous

Adjacent colors

Dutch Tile Blue Comet Halcyon Green Cotton Flannel

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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Skyfall

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Rainmaster

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Breezy

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Artful