Cherry Blush
DE5058 · #FFC9DD · LRV 65 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Abalone Shell60
- 3Cherry Blush65
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Cherry Blush, Really?
Cherry Blush reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5058 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cherry Blush
Cherry Blush is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Cherry Blush
At LRV 65, Cherry Blush is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Cherry Blush are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE5058 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Reverie PinkSW 6856 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | Rose Sorbet150A-2 · Behr | 1.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Taffy2086-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Rosy Cheeks1005-2B · Valspar | 2.7 | 68 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Mountain LaurelPPG1181-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mountain LaurelPPG1181-3 · Glidden | 3.1 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Cherry Blush within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #FFC9DD in HSL space. Pair Cherry Blush with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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