Pinky Promise
P170-1A · #F5D1CF · LRV 70 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Pinky Promise70
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Pinky Promise, Really?
Pinky Promise reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr P170-1A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pinky Promise
Pinky Promise 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 Pinky Promise
At LRV 70, Pinky Promise is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Pinky Promise 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 P170-1A 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 | Comical CoralSW 6876 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.3 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Tippy Toes1282 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Delicate Pink Rose1008-6C · Valspar | 1.0 | 68.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | AdorbsPPG1187-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | AdorbsPPG1187-2 · Glidden | 1.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Tufted Pink203-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.1 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Pinky Promise 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 #F5D1CF in HSL space. Pair Pinky Promise with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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