Pink Cup
No. 9801 · #E9BFAB · LRV 58 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Pink Cup58
- 4Romance66
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Pink Cup, Really?
Pink Cup reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 9801 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pink Cup
Pink Cup 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 Cup
At LRV 58, Pink Cup 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 Pink Cup 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 Farrow & Ball No. 9801 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 | 3.9 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pueblo Sand260E-3 · Behr | 1.2 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Conch Shell052 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 54 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pretty RascalV082-2 · Valspar | 0.9 | 55.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Peach BeautyPPG18-27 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Beach VibesPPG1070-3 · Glidden | 2.8 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Pink Cup within Farrow & Ball'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 #E9BFAB in HSL space. Pair Pink Cup with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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