Full Bloom
190C-2 · #FFC5D7 · LRV 66 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Full Bloom66
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Full Bloom, Really?
Full Bloom reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 190C-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Full Bloom
Full Bloom 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 Full Bloom
At LRV 66, Full Bloom 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 Full Bloom 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 190C-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 | May Flowers1324 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pink Destiny1003-2B · Valspar | 2.7 | 65.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Mountain LaurelPPG1181-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.8 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mountain LaurelPPG1181-3 · Glidden | 3.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Cabbage RosesHGSW 1036 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 3.7 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Sweet SerenadeDE5065 · Dunn-Edwards | 0.7 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Full Bloom 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 #FFC5D7 in HSL space. Pair Full Bloom with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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