Fairy Floss
V041-2 · #F3CFD9 · LRV 68.8 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Fairy Floss68.8
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Fairy Floss, Really?
Fairy Floss reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V041-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fairy Floss
Fairy Floss 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 Fairy Floss
At LRV 68.8, Fairy Floss is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Fairy Floss 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 V041-2 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 | Impatiens PetalSW 6582 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Misty Memories190E-2 · Behr | 2.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Early Sunrise2084-60 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | BeauteousPPG1183-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pleasing PinkPPG1184-2 · Glidden | 2.2 | 68 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pink Lemoncello101-3DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Fairy Floss 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 #F3CFD9 in HSL space. Pair Fairy Floss with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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