Ballet Slippers
1331 · #F7D9D7 · LRV 74 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 2Romance66
- 3Ballet Slippers74
- 4Pink Bliss82
- 5Ballerina Gown87
What Color Is Ballet Slippers, Really?
Ballet Slippers reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1331 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ballet Slippers
Ballet Slippers 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 Ballet Slippers
At LRV 74, Ballet Slippers 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 Ballet Slippers 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 Benjamin Moore 1331 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 | AngelicSW 6602 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.3 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cupcake PinkM160-1 · Behr | 1.8 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Dash of Pink8001-12A · Valspar | 1.6 | 74 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Frosted TulipPPG1188-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Frosted TulipPPG1188-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pink Halite104-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.3 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Ballet Slippers within Benjamin Moore'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 #F7D9D7 in HSL space. Pair Ballet Slippers with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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