Christy's Smile
1133 · #F3BECC · LRV 60 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Christy's Smile60
- 4Romance66
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Christy's Smile, Really?
Christy's Smile reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Diamond Vogel 1133 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Christy's Smile
Christy's Smile 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 Christy's Smile
At LRV 60, Christy's Smile is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Christy's Smile 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 Diamond Vogel 1133 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 | In the PinkSW 6583 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.7 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sandblast180C-2 · Behr | 1.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bed of Roses1318 · Benjamin Moore | 3.3 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pink IcingV041-3 · Valspar | 1.1 | 60.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Rose MelodyPPG1183-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Gumdrop Pink51RR 62/190 · Glidden | 0.5 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Diamond Vogel Colors
The nearest shades to Christy's Smile within Diamond Vogel'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 #F3BECC in HSL space. Pair Christy's Smile with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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