Dragon Fruit vs Eros Pink paint color comparison

Dragon Fruit vs Eros Pink

Dragon Fruit and Eros Pink come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. These are both pink-reds, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within pink-red to land. The 4-point LRV gap — 23 for Dragon Fruit vs 19 for Eros Pink — means Dragon Fruit will open up a space more effectively. Where Dragon Fruit leans cool, Eros Pink reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. ΔE 9.8 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 10 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Dragon Fruit vs Eros Pink in Real Spaces

10 real rooms side by side. Dragon Fruit and Eros Pink are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

Living Room

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Dragon Fruit reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Dragon FruitA contemporary living room painted in Dragon Fruit

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Eros PinkA contemporary living room painted in Eros Pink

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Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Dragon Fruit has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Dragon FruitA art deco bedroom painted in Dragon Fruit

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Eros PinkA traditional bedroom painted in Eros Pink

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Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Dragon Fruit has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Dragon FruitDragon Fruit — classy kitchen

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Eros PinkEros Pink — minimalist kitchen

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Dining Room

Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The brightness difference is modest but present — Dragon Fruit gives the walls a little more lift.

Dragon FruitDragon Fruit paint in a art deco dining room

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Eros PinkEros Pink paint in a boho dining room

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Bathroom

Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. Dragon Fruit has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Dragon FruitDragon Fruit — industrial bathroom

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Eros PinkEros Pink — minimalist bathroom

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Home Office

Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. Dragon Fruit has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Dragon FruitSherwin-Williams Dragon Fruit in a moody home office

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Eros PinkSherwin-Williams Eros Pink in a minimalist home office

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Mudroom

In a hardworking space like a mudroom, the depth and warmth of a color reads differently than in a quieter room. The brightness difference is modest but present — Dragon Fruit gives the walls a little more lift.

Dragon FruitDragon Fruit paint in a coastal mudroom

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Eros PinkEros Pink paint in a cottagecore mudroom

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Patio

Exterior colors look different in open light — both tend to read lighter outside than on an interior swatch, and shadows read more strongly. The brightness difference is modest but present — Dragon Fruit gives the walls a little more lift.

Dragon Fruitrustic modern patio featuring Dragon Fruit by Sherwin-Williams

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Eros Pinkmediterranean patio featuring Eros Pink by Sherwin-Williams

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House

A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Dragon Fruit has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

Dragon FruitDragon Fruit color — modern luxury house inspiration

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Eros PinkEros Pink color — traditional house inspiration

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Front Door

On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Dragon Fruit reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

Dragon Fruitbold front door featuring Dragon Fruit by Sherwin-Williams

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Eros Pinkstylish front door featuring Eros Pink by Sherwin-Williams

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Color Details

Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams · 6855
Hex#CC617F
LRV23.0
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6855
Undertone
TemperatureCool
BrightnessMedium
Eros Pink
Sherwin-Williams · 6860
Hex#C84F68
LRV18.9
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6860
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Dragon Fruit vs Eros Pink Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dragon Fruit on one side and Eros Pink on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.

More Dragon Fruit comparisons

See how Dragon Fruit stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Dragon Fruit
White Dove
Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

At LRV 83 vs 23, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Ammonite
Dragon Fruit
Ammonite
Dragon Fruit
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 23), opening up a space where Dragon Fruit encloses it.

Dragon Fruit
Iron Ore
Dragon Fruit
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

At LRV 23 vs 6, Dragon Fruit is decisively the brighter choice.

Purbeck Stone
Dragon Fruit
Purbeck Stone
Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 23), opening up a space where Dragon Fruit encloses it.

Dragon Fruit
Evergreen Fog
Dragon Fruit
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Mizzle
Dragon Fruit
Mizzle
Dragon Fruit
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

At LRV 52 vs 23, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Agreeable Gray
Dragon Fruit
Agreeable Gray
Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 23), opening up a space where Dragon Fruit encloses it.

Accessible Beige
Dragon Fruit
Accessible Beige
Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

At LRV 58 vs 23, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Denim Drift
Dragon Fruit
Denim Drift
Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

A 4-point LRV gap (27 vs 23) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.

French Gray
Dragon Fruit
French Gray
Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 23), opening up a space where Dragon Fruit encloses it.

Dragon Fruit
Naval
Dragon Fruit
Naval
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Dragon Fruit reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Tranquil Dawn
Dragon Fruit
Tranquil Dawn
Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

At LRV 55 vs 23, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Bancha
Dragon Fruit
Bancha
Dragon Fruit
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

A 10-point LRV gap (23 vs 13) makes Dragon Fruit the marginally brighter of the two.

Hardwick White
Dragon Fruit
Hardwick White
Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

At LRV 44 vs 23, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.

Dragon Fruit
Pure White
Dragon Fruit
Pure White
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 23), opening up a space where Dragon Fruit encloses it.

Artichoke
Dragon Fruit
Artichoke
Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Balboa Mist
Dragon Fruit
Balboa Mist
Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

At LRV 66 vs 23, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Dragon Fruit
Shoji White
Dragon Fruit
Shoji White
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

At LRV 74 vs 23, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Dragon Fruit
Snowbound
Dragon Fruit
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 23, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Dragon Fruit
Pewter Green
Dragon Fruit
Pewter Green
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

A 11-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Dragon Fruit the marginally brighter of the two.

Skimming Stone
Dragon Fruit
Skimming Stone
Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

At LRV 68 vs 23, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Dix Blue
Dragon Fruit
Dix Blue
Dragon Fruit
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 23), opening up a space where Dragon Fruit encloses it.

Calamine
Dragon Fruit
Calamine
Dragon Fruit
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 23), opening up a space where Dragon Fruit encloses it.

Treron
Dragon Fruit
Treron
Dragon Fruit
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

With LRVs of 25 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Vintage Vogue
Dragon Fruit
Vintage Vogue
Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

A 11-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Dragon Fruit the marginally brighter of the two.

Saybrook Sage
Dragon Fruit
Saybrook Sage
Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

At LRV 45 vs 23, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.

Pale Green
Dragon Fruit
Pale Green
Dragon Fruit
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Pine Needle
Dragon Fruit
Pine Needle
Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

Dragon Fruit reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Cement grey
Dragon Fruit
Cement grey
Dragon Fruit
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

With LRVs of 24 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Guilford Green
Dragon Fruit
Guilford Green
Dragon Fruit
Sherwin-Williams
Dragon Fruit
6855 · LRV 23

Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 23), opening up a space where Dragon Fruit encloses it.