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

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

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

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Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

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Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

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Analogous

Adjacent colors

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