Blue Ribbon is a pale blue from Dulux Heritage, hex #B5CBDA. Its light reflectance value is 57.6, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #B5CBDA
- RGB
- 181, 203, 218
- HSL
- 204°, 33%, 78%
- CMYK
- 17, 7, 0, 15
- LRV
- 57.6
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Blue Ribbon are Pompeii Ruins 0623 by Colourtrend (excellent match), Pale Wedgwood by Little Greene (excellent match) and Calm Voyage by Johnstone's (excellent match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Heritage Blue Ribbon
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Blue Ribbon, closest first. Compare Dulux Heritage and Colourtrend range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux Heritage Blue Ribbon
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Blue Ribbon, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Little Greene range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Heritage Blue Ribbon
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Blue Ribbon, closest first. Compare Dulux Heritage and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux Heritage Blue Ribbon
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Blue Ribbon, closest first. Compare Dulux Heritage and Dulux Trade range to range.
Dulux equivalents to Dulux Heritage Blue Ribbon
Dulux has 5 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Blue Ribbon, closest first. Compare Dulux Heritage and Dulux range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Heritage Blue Ribbon
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Blue Ribbon, closest first. Compare Dulux Heritage and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux Heritage Blue Ribbon
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Blue Ribbon, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Acres Hall range to range.
Farrelly & Co equivalents to Dulux Heritage Blue Ribbon
Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Blue Ribbon, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Alchemist equivalents to Dulux Heritage Blue Ribbon
Alchemist has 2 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Blue Ribbon, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux Heritage and Alchemist range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Dulux Heritage Blue Ribbon
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Blue Ribbon, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Ronseal range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Heritage Blue Ribbon
Crown has 2 equivalents to Dulux Heritage's Blue Ribbon, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux Heritage and Crown range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Heritage Blue Ribbon
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Blue Ribbon. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Heritage and Curator range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Heritage Blue Ribbon
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Blue Ribbon. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Heritage and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux Heritage Blue Ribbon
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Blue Ribbon. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Heritage and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Heritage Blue Ribbon
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux Heritage's Blue Ribbon. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux Heritage and Lick range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux Heritage against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Blues
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Blue Ribbon on it, so some of them look quite different.
Blue Ribbon is the 261st of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.