Flutter By
403-2DB · #C6B9B8 · LRV 50 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
What Color Is Flutter By, Really?
Flutter By reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 403-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Flutter By
Flutter By 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Flutter By
At LRV 50, Flutter By 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 Flutter By 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 403-2DB 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 | Studio MauveSW 62 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Georgian PinkHDC-CL-25G · Behr | 1.5 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | ViolettaAF-615 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 49 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sun Painter8004-2C · Valspar | 3.0 | 49 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | LuxuriousPPG18-04 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | LuxuriousPPG18-04 · Glidden | 0.9 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Flutter By 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 #C6B9B8 in HSL space. Pair Flutter By with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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