Reminiscent
111-4DB · #F5C994 · LRV 63 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Reminiscent63
- 4Naive Peach69
- 5Juno Peach74
What Color Is Reminiscent, Really?
Reminiscent reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 111-4DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Reminiscent
Reminiscent 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 Reminiscent
At LRV 63, Reminiscent 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 Reminiscent 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 111-4DB 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 | Delicious MelonSW 6653 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Lunch BoxM260-4 · Behr | 0.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Moir GoldCW-280 · Benjamin Moore | 3.6 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Amber Waves3002-6B · Valspar | 1.7 | 63.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Toffee CrunchPPG1207-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Orange Sherbet98YR 65/333 · Glidden | 2.9 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Reminiscent 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 #F5C994 in HSL space. Pair Reminiscent with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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