Cherry Chip
DE5136 · #FFBBB4 · LRV 57 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Mauve It52
- 3Cherry Chip57
- 4Malted Milk62
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Cherry Chip, Really?
Cherry Chip reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5136 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cherry Chip
Cherry Chip 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 Chip
At LRV 57, Cherry Chip is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Chip 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 DE5136 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 | GaietySW 6872 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.6 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Peach Damask240C-3 · Behr | 2.6 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Dawn Pink2010-50 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Peach Whisper1008-2B · Valspar | 2.9 | 62.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | RosewinePPG1188-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Coral Flower21YR 57/250 · Glidden | 1.6 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Cherry Chip 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 #FFBBB4 in HSL space. Pair Cherry Chip with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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