Happy Peach
109-3DB · #F3C49A · LRV 61 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Happy Peach61
- 4Naive Peach69
- 5Juno Peach74
What Color Is Happy Peach, Really?
Happy Peach reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 109-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Happy Peach
Happy Peach 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 Happy Peach
At LRV 61, Happy Peach 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 Happy Peach 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 109-3DB 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 | Avid ApricotSW 6639 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Carving PartyM220-3 · Behr | 1.7 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Creamy Orange2166-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | TulleV048-3 · Valspar | 0.8 | 59.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Shrimp ToastPPG1197-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Apricot90YR 57/293 · Glidden | 0.8 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Happy Peach 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 #F3C49A in HSL space. Pair Happy Peach with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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