Fruity Pink
105-2DB · #F8D4C7 · LRV 71 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 2Romance66
- 3Fruity Pink71
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Fruity Pink, Really?
Fruity Pink reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 105-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fruity Pink
Fruity 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 Fruity Pink
At LRV 71, Fruity 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 Fruity 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 105-2DB 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 | Comical CoralSW 6876 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Deco ShellP180-1 · Behr | 0.5 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pale Pink Satin008 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pink Soap8002-12A · Valspar | 0.4 | 71 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | DreamsiclePPG1196-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sweet Clover60YR 69/135 · Glidden | 1.2 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Fruity 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 #F8D4C7 in HSL space. Pair Fruity Pink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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