Summer Vacation
002 · #FFC1B6 · LRV 61 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Summer Vacation61
- 4Romance66
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Summer Vacation, Really?
Summer Vacation reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 002 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Summer Vacation
Summer Vacation 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 Summer Vacation
At LRV 61, Summer Vacation 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 Summer Vacation 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 002 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 | Jazz Age CoralSW 58 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.5 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Fresco Cream250C-3 · Behr | 3.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mermaid CheeksP042 · Valspar | 2.3 | 63.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | RosewinePPG1188-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Light Coral Sunset23YR 66/193 · Glidden | 2.6 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pink Macaroon104-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Summer Vacation 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 #FFC1B6 in HSL space. Pair Summer Vacation with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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