Sweet as Pie
106-2DB · #F7C9BF · LRV 66 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Sweet as Pie66
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Sweet as Pie, Really?
Sweet as Pie reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 106-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sweet as Pie
Sweet as Pie 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 Sweet as Pie
At LRV 66, Sweet as Pie 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 Sweet as Pie 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 106-2DB 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 | OleanderSW 6603 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sherbet FruitP180-2 · Behr | 1.2 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Blushing Brilliance009 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Canyon HushV080-2 · Valspar | 0.6 | 63.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Rose PinkPPG1189-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Rose PinkPPG1189-3 · Glidden | 0.5 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Sweet as Pie 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 #F7C9BF in HSL space. Pair Sweet as Pie with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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