Fairytale Dream
DE5113 · #FACFCC · LRV 64 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Odessa Pink59
- 3Fairytale Dream64
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Fairytale Dream, Really?
Fairytale Dream reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5113 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fairytale Dream
Fairytale Dream 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 Fairytale Dream
At LRV 64, Fairytale Dream 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 Fairytale Dream 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 DE5113 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 | Comical CoralSW 6876 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pinky PromiseP170-1A · Behr | 1.9 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cat's Meow1332 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Peel 'n' Eat ShrimpV042-2 · Valspar | 0.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | AdorbsPPG1187-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fairytale Pink24YR 72/146 · Glidden | 1.6 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Fairytale Dream 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 #FACFCC in HSL space. Pair Fairytale Dream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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