Boardwalk Taffy
202-2DB · #E6CCCF · LRV 65 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Abalone Shell60
- 3Boardwalk Taffy65
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Boardwalk Taffy, Really?
Boardwalk Taffy reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 202-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Boardwalk Taffy
Boardwalk Taffy 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 Boardwalk Taffy
At LRV 65, Boardwalk Taffy 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 Boardwalk Taffy 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 202-2DB 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 | RosebudSW 6288 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Almond Willow210E-3 · Behr | 2.3 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Innocence2082-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pocketful of PromiseV078-2 · Valspar | 1.5 | 62.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | WhirligigPPG1054-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | WhirligigPPG1054-3 · Glidden | 2.8 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Boardwalk Taffy 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 #E6CCCF in HSL space. Pair Boardwalk Taffy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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