a flat tile of cool pale blue-grey paint

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Dove Blue

2026 Paint PaintSAP1041-44

Dove Blue is a calm, light blue from Sanderson’s 2026 Paint range with a clear grey note in the colour. It sits quietly on walls and woodwork, giving a room a settled, airy feeling.

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About this colour

This shade reads as a cool pale blue-grey, with enough white in it to lift a room without feeling bright. In north-facing light it can look softer and more muted, leaning a little greyer and more restrained. In south-facing light the blue comes forward more clearly, but it still keeps its gentle, dusty edge rather than turning crisp. On walls it sits well beside painted timber, linen-toned upholstery, pale oak, and darker wood accents, where its quiet colour can act as a steady backdrop. In Active Emulsion or Waterbased Eggshell, it feels equally at home on walls or joinery, especially where a calm, understated finish is wanted.

How to use it

Dove Blue suits bedrooms, sitting rooms, and hallways where a light but settled colour is needed. It works well with white or off-white woodwork, and alongside upholstery in oatmeal, stone, navy, or muted green.

A cool pale blue like this gives walls a restful, slightly greyed look.

Sanderson 2026 Paint Paint

Specification

Brand: Sanderson
Colour: #ABB7C7
Colour family: 2026 Paint
Finish: Active Emulsion, Waterbased Eggshell
Product type: Paint

Specification as published by Sanderson. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Order it with the cloth

A pot comes off the same order as the fabric, so the wall and the chair in front of it are chosen together. The making is ours: cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage.

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Pairs well with

Dove Blue is a wall colour, so these are the cloths that sit against it: one of them on the curtains, the paint behind. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.