Coral Cove
60YR 57/216 · #DDA69F · LRV 57 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Mauve It52
- 3Coral Cove57
- 4Malted Milk62
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Coral Cove, Really?
Coral Cove reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 60YR 57/216 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Coral Cove
Coral Cove 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 Coral Cove
At LRV 57, Coral Cove 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 Coral Cove 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 Glidden 60YR 57/216 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Cottage RosePMD-70 · Behr | 3.5 | 45 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Salmon Mousse046 · Benjamin Moore | 4.6 | 44 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Terra Cotta BlushV081-3 · Valspar | 3.4 | 47.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Coral CovePPG1057-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.0 | 45 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Key's Retreat307-4DB · Dutch Boy | 4.7 | 44 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | CedarvilleDE5185 · Dunn-Edwards | 4.6 | 43 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Coral Cove within Glidden'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 #DDA69F in HSL space. Pair Coral Cove with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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