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Fairytale Pink

24YR 72/146 · #FAD3CE · LRV 72 · warm red tone

24YR 72/146 · #FAD3CE · LRV 72 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Fairytale PinkGlidden · 24YR 72/146
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Fairytale Pink
GLIDDEN · 24YR 72/146 · #FAD3CE
Brand · codeGlidden24YR 72/146 · all Glidden pinks
LRV72Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red tone
FamilyPink
Hex · RGB · HSL#FAD3CE · 250, 211, 206 · 7°, 81%, 89%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Pale Cherry Blossom61
  2. 2Romance66
  3. 3Fairytale Pink72
  4. 4Verbena77
  5. 5Pink Bliss82
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Fairytale Pink, Really?

Fairytale Pink reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 24YR 72/146 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Fairytale Pink

Fairytale 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Fairytale Pink

At LRV 72, Fairytale 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Fairytale 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Glidden 24YR 72/146 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Glidden Colors

The nearest shades to Fairytale Pink within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Fairytale Pink · 15.3 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Fairytale Pink · 1.4 : 1 · fails for text

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 #FAD3CE in HSL space. Pair Fairytale Pink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FAD3CE + #CEF5FA
TRIADIC
#FAD3CE · #CEFAD3 · #D3CEFA
ANALOGOUS
#FACEDF · #FAD3CE · #FAE9CE

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