Distant Shores vs Holiday Blues 5

Distant Shores and Holiday Blues 5 are both Dulux blues. The gap between them is ΔE 2.9 — “near-identical”. Holiday Blues 5 is the lighter of the two. Both cost about £14.40 per litre.

	Distant Shores	Holiday Blues 5
Hex	#B6D1E2	#C1DAE6
Lightness (L*)	82	86
Price / litre	£14.40	£14.40

Looking across brands instead? See Distant Shores’s cross-brand matches and cheaper alternatives, or Holiday Blues 5’s.