Softened Peach
306-3DB · #E2B6A7 · LRV 53 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Retro Pink38
- 2Vintage Tea Rose47
- 3Softened Peach53
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Softened Peach, Really?
Softened Peach reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 306-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Softened Peach
Softened 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Softened Peach
At LRV 53, Softened Peach 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 Softened 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 306-3DB 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 | Smoky SalmonSW 6331 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pink QuartzS160-2 · Behr | 2.5 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Crazy For You053 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Shy Time2002-8B · Valspar | 1.4 | 51.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Shrimp SaladPPG18-15 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Shrimp SaladPPG18-15 · Glidden | 0.5 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Softened 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 #E2B6A7 in HSL space. Pair Softened Peach with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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