Yellow Bloom
215-2DB · #F1D6AD · LRV 70 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Yellow Bloom, Really?
Yellow Bloom reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 215-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Yellow Bloom
Yellow Bloom 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Yellow Bloom
At LRV 70, Yellow Bloom 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 Yellow Bloom 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 215-2DB 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 | Inviting IvorySW 6372 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Calm Air300E-2 · Behr | 0.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Oklahoma Wheat2160-50 · Benjamin Moore | 0.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | French Pastry3002-6C · Valspar | 2.0 | 68.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Waves Of GrainPPG12-07 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Waves Of GrainPPG12-07 · Glidden | 1.6 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Yellow Bloom 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 #F1D6AD in HSL space. Pair Yellow Bloom with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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