PPG / Glidden pink paint colors

PPG and Glidden share one big color library, so this pink slice pulls from both the PPG Paints/Pittsburgh side and the value-friendly Glidden Premium side. With 243 colors in the family, the range runs from barely-there blush to deep, dusty rose, which means "pink" here covers a lot more than a nursery wall.

The undertones split into a few clear groups. Some lean warm and peachy, like Slightly Peach (1066-2) and Coral Cream (1062-2), while others stay soft and powdery, like Powdered Petals (1053-3) and Love In A Mist (1050-3). At the deep end you get earthy, grown-up shades such as Soft Salmon (1190-4) and Coffee Rose (1048-5), which read more like a warm neutral than a true pink.

LRV (light reflectance value) tells you how light or dark a color is on a 0 to 100 scale. This pink slice spans LRV 16 at the darkest to 82 at the lightest, so the number is your fastest way to predict how a swatch will actually feel on a wall.

For airy, almost-white pink that keeps a room bright, stay high, like Bare Pink (1050-1) at LRV 82 or Slightly Peach at 75. For real color you can see across the room, mid-range picks like Beachy Keen (1081-2) at 65 or Soft Salmon at 49 hold their tone well. Go below the 30s, like Coffee Rose at 28, and you get a cozy, enveloping pink that needs good lighting to avoid feeling heavy.

Light pinks work almost anywhere you want warmth without committing to a bold color. Bare Pink and Coral Cream make easy bedroom, nursery, or hallway walls, and they read as a soft warm neutral in north-facing rooms that can feel cold.

The deeper shades earn their place as accents and full statements. Powdered Petals or Love In A Mist suit a calm bedroom or a powder room, while Coffee Rose and Soft Salmon are strong enough for a dining room, an accent wall, or built-in cabinetry. Always test a sample on the actual wall and look at it morning and night, since pink shifts more than most colors as the light changes.

For trim and ceilings, a clean soft white keeps pink looking intentional rather than accidental. Glidden's well-known Delicate White is an easy crisp partner, and a bright ceiling lets a mid-tone pink like Beachy Keen feel fresh instead of closed-in.

For coordinating walls, match warm with warm and cool with cool. Peachy pinks like Slightly Peach and Coral Cream pair naturally with warm tans such as the classic Glidden Toasted Almond, while powdery pinks like Love In A Mist sit beautifully next to soft greens and muted blues. For contrast and drama, a deep PPG or Glidden charcoal like Night Watch or Starless Sky turns a pale pink into a real design moment.

Every color in this slice is mixed to order, not pulled off a shelf in pre-made cans. The store tints a base to your chosen formula, so you can buy any of these 243 pinks in the sheen and finish you need. Glidden and PPG Timeless are sold at The Home Depot, while PPG Paints and Pittsburgh Paints & Stains run through company stores and independent dealers; product lines range from Glidden Essentials and Premium up to Glidden Diamond, PPG Timeless, and PPG Diamond.

Because these are tint formulas, cross-matching is straightforward. A paint counter can read a PPG or Glidden pink and mix a very close match in another brand's base, or go the other way and match a color you already love into a PPG or Glidden product. The same works with the featured Kompozit deck: bring the name and code, like Soft Salmon (1190-4) or Bare Pink (1050-1), and a store can mix the closest equivalent, since the matching is done by measured color, not brand.