Blushy Cream
108-3DB · #F5D4B9 · LRV 70 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Venetian Plaster42
- 2Colonial Yellow59
- 3Blushy Cream70
- 4Orange Ice76
What Color Is Blushy Cream, Really?
Blushy Cream reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 108-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blushy Cream
Blushy Cream 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Blushy Cream
At LRV 70, Blushy Cream is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Blushy Cream 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 108-3DB 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 | Flattering PeachSW 6638 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Porcelain PeachPPU4-11 · Behr | 2.1 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Wellesley Buff107 · Benjamin Moore | 2.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | French Cream2006-6C · Valspar | 1.4 | 70.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Budding PeachPPG1198-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peach Chiffon90YR 67/204 · Glidden | 1.4 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Blushy Cream 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 #F5D4B9 in HSL space. Pair Blushy Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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