Cake Pop
V041-1 · #F2D8DE · LRV 73.4 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 2Romance66
- 3Cake Pop73.4
- 4Pink Bliss82
- 5Ballerina Gown87
What Color Is Cake Pop, Really?
Cake Pop reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V041-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cake Pop
Cake Pop 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 Cake Pop
At LRV 73.4, Cake Pop 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 Cake Pop 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 Valspar V041-1 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 | AlyssumSW 6589 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | FunhouseM140-1 · Behr | 1.3 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Dynasty1352 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 72 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Brittany's BowPPG1181-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sweet BiancaPPG1049-2 · Glidden | 2.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Hartz Galore302-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Cake Pop within Valspar'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 #F2D8DE in HSL space. Pair Cake Pop with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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