O Fortuna
0070 · #E1B8B5 · LRV 54 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Retro Pink38
- 2Vintage Tea Rose47
- 3O Fortuna54
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is O Fortuna, Really?
O Fortuna reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0070 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for O Fortuna
O Fortuna 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 O Fortuna
At LRV 54, O Fortuna 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 O Fortuna 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 Kompozit 0070 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 | Gracious RoseSW 6317 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Melted Ice Cream220E-3 · Behr | 0.7 | 52 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Coral Dust2173-50 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 54 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Soft Pink1008-8B · Valspar | 0.8 | 53.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Rose HipPPG1055-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Rose HipPPG1055-3 · Glidden | 2.0 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to O Fortuna within Kompozit'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 #E1B8B5 in HSL space. Pair O Fortuna with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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