Pale Blossom
DE5007 · #FDE1F0 · LRV 74 — near-white with a hint of color, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 2Romance66
- 3Pale Blossom74
- 4Pink Bliss82
- 5Ballerina Gown87
What Color Is Pale Blossom, Really?
Pale Blossom reads as a near-white with a hint of color — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5007 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Blossom
Pale Blossom 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 Pale Blossom
At LRV 74, Pale Blossom 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 Pale Blossom 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 DE5007 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Strawberry Yogurt140A-1 · Behr | 0.9 | 80 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Candy Stripe2079-70 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 81 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pixie Dust1004-2C · Valspar | 4.2 | 80.1 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Be Mine!101-2DB · Dutch Boy | 4.4 | 78 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Petal Poise1160 · Diamond Vogel | 3.5 | 79 | Color page → |
| Hirshfield's | Petal Poise1160 · Hirshfield's | 2.7 | 79 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Pale Blossom 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 #FDE1F0 in HSL space. Pair Pale Blossom with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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