First Dawn is a pale blue from Dulux, hex #AFD2E5. Its light reflectance value is 60.9, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.
- HEX
- #AFD2E5
- RGB
- 175, 210, 229
- HSL
- 201°, 51%, 79%
- CMYK
- 24, 8, 0, 10
- LRV
- 60.9
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 First Dawn are Mineral Springs CC-848 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match), 99BG 62159 by Dulux Trade (excellent match) and Soft Blue 0651 by Colourtrend (good 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.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux First Dawn
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's First Dawn, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux First Dawn
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's First Dawn, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux First Dawn
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's First Dawn, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Curator equivalents to Dulux First Dawn
Curator has 1 equivalent to Dulux's First Dawn, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux First Dawn
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's First Dawn, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Acres Hall equivalents to Dulux First Dawn
Acres Hall has 1 equivalent to Dulux's First Dawn, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux First Dawn
Crown has 1 equivalent to Dulux's First Dawn, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux First Dawn
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Dulux's First Dawn. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux First Dawn
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's First Dawn. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux First Dawn
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux's First Dawn. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux First Dawn
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Dulux's First Dawn. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux First Dawn
Ronseal has no true equivalent to Dulux's First Dawn. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux First Dawn
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux's First Dawn. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux First Dawn
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Dulux's First Dawn. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux First Dawn
Farrow & Ball has nothing close to Dulux's First Dawn. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux 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 First Dawn on it, so some of them look quite different.
First Dawn is the 667th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.