Earl Blue
With a focus on versatile tones, Earl Blue (90BG 41/040) is a standout paint color in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to add character and warmth to any space. See it applied across 45 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#A0A9AE
LRV
41.00
Earl Blue in Real Rooms
Earl Blue has a medium-high LRV of 41 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations.
5 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
Earl Blue cabinets paired with a matching backsplash create a "monolith" look that is incredibly popular in contemporary design. It's a bold, seamless approach that makes the kitchen feel integrated into the home's overall architecture.
Dulux Earl Blue kitchen cabinets photo
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Dulux Earl Blue kitchen cabinets review
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Dulux 90BG 41/040 kitchen cabinets
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Dulux Earl Blue kitchen cabinets color
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Dulux Earl Blue kitchen cabinets color review
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1 Bathroom Photo
For bathrooms with limited natural light, Earl Blue provides a necessary "glow." It uses its subtle undertones to mimic the warmth of sunlight, preventing the space from feeling subterranean or overly dark, even in windowless layouts.
Dulux Earl Blue bathroom review
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10 Living Room Photos
There is a specific "glow" that Earl Blue takes on during the golden hour in a living room. As the sun sets, the pigments react with the low-angled light to create a hazy, ethereal atmosphere that feels incredibly high-end. It's a color that rewards those who use the room during the transition of the day.
Dulux Earl Blue living room review
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6 Bedroom Photos
There's a rhythmic quality to Earl Blue in a bedroom. It's a color that supports the circadian rhythm, mirroring the natural shadows of the evening and providing a neutral, non-stimulating canvas for the brain to decompress after a long day of digital exposure.
Dulux Earl Blue bedroom color review
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15 Misc Photos
More spaces painted in Earl Blue, shared by homeowners and designers across kitchens, hallways, dining rooms, and beyond. This collection shows how one color can take on a dozen different personalities depending on the room.
Dulux Earl Blue kids' room color
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1 Home Office Photo
The psychology of home office color matters more than most people acknowledge. Earl Blue is calm without being inert — it creates the kind of visual quiet that supports sustained focus. Lean into darker wood tones; avoid white furniture, which will compete for attention.
Dulux Earl Blue home office paint
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7 Kitchen Photos
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. Earl Blue manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Dulux Earl Blue kitchen color review
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Similar Colors
Steel Parade reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Steel Symphony 5 reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 41), opening up a space where Earl Blue encloses it.
Earl Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 17), opening up a space where Faded Indigo encloses it.
Earl Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Earl Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 73 vs 41, Chalk Blush 3 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 41, Thimble Case is decisively the brighter choice.