Doll Cheeks
146-3DB · #E5BAD4 · LRV 57 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Mauve It52
- 3Doll Cheeks57
- 4Malted Milk62
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Doll Cheeks, Really?
Doll Cheeks reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 146-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Doll Cheeks
Doll Cheeks 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 Doll Cheeks
At LRV 57, Doll Cheeks 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 Doll Cheeks 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 146-3DB 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 | Child's PlaySW 6845 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Dainty PinkP130-2A · Behr | 3.1 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Magic Wand1001-2A · Valspar | 2.2 | 56.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pink PeonyPPG1251-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pink PeonyPPG1251-4 · Glidden | 2.2 | 58 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Irresistible KissHGSW 1016 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 4.0 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Doll Cheeks 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 #E5BAD4 in HSL space. Pair Doll Cheeks with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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