Fading Rose
130A-2 · #FDC8EB · LRV 68 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Fading Rose68
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Fading Rose, Really?
Fading Rose reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 130A-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fading Rose
Fading Rose 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 Fading Rose
At LRV 68, Fading Rose 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 Fading Rose 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 Behr 130A-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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Valentine's Day2077-60 · Benjamin Moore | 3.3 | 68 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Sweet RomanceDE5044 · Dunn-Edwards | 3.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Little Smile1155 · Diamond Vogel | 3.8 | 68 | Color page → |
| Hirshfield's | Little Smile1155 · Hirshfield's | 4.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Kompozit | Little Smile1155 · Kompozit | 4.0 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Fading Rose within Behr'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 #FDC8EB in HSL space. Pair Fading Rose with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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