Birmingham Blush
303-1DB · #E1C9C3 · LRV 62 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Birmingham Blush62
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Birmingham Blush, Really?
Birmingham Blush reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 303-1DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Birmingham Blush
Birmingham 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 Birmingham Blush
At LRV 62, Birmingham Blush 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 Birmingham 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 Dutch Boy 303-1DB 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 | Malted MilkSW 6057 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | RosewaterS170-2 · Behr | 1.4 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pale Cherry Blossom2101-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pink Chantilly8004-5B · Valspar | 1.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Kangaroo PawPPG1060-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Kangaroo PawPPG1060-3 · Glidden | 1.4 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Birmingham Blush within Dutch Boy'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 #E1C9C3 in HSL space. Pair Birmingham Blush with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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