Pink Beach
1172 · #E2C8BA · LRV 61 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Pink Beach61
- 4Romance66
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Pink Beach, Really?
Pink Beach reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1172 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pink Beach
Pink Beach 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 Pink Beach
At LRV 61, Pink Beach is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Pink Beach 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 1172 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 | Malted MilkSW 6057 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sand DanceS190-2 · Behr | 1.1 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Misty Loch8003-12C · Valspar | 2.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Birthday Suit1071-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sultan SandPPG1068-3 · Glidden | 1.4 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sandstone Quarry408-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.2 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Pink Beach 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 #E2C8BA in HSL space. Pair Pink Beach with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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