Blushed Pink
103-3DB · #F6C8CB · LRV 65 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Abalone Shell60
- 3Blushed Pink65
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Blushed Pink, Really?
Blushed Pink reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 103-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blushed Pink
Blushed Pink 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 Blushed Pink
At LRV 65, Blushed Pink 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 Blushed Pink 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 103-3DB 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 | 3.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | Salmon Tint200E-2 · Behr | 1.6 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Authentic Pink2006-60 · Benjamin Moore | 0.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cat Nose8001-9B · Valspar | 2.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pinky SwearPPG1186-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pinky SwearPPG1186-2 · Glidden | 1.6 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Blushed Pink 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 #F6C8CB in HSL space. Pair Blushed Pink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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