Smashing Pink
1303 · #FEC1BF · LRV 63 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Smashing Pink63
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Smashing Pink, Really?
Smashing Pink reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1303 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Smashing Pink
Smashing Pink 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 Smashing Pink
At LRV 63, Smashing Pink 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 Smashing Pink 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 1303 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 | Bella PinkSW 6596 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.2 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Malibu Peach210A-3 · Behr | 2.4 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Peach Whisper1008-2B · Valspar | 1.3 | 62.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | RosewinePPG1188-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | RosewinePPG1188-3 · Glidden | 1.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pink Macaroon104-3DB · Dutch Boy | 4.3 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Smashing Pink 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 #FEC1BF in HSL space. Pair Smashing Pink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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