Peach Crayon
60YR 65/196 · #F7CAB8 · LRV 65 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Abalone Shell60
- 3Peach Crayon65
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Peach Crayon, Really?
Peach Crayon reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 60YR 65/196 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Peach Crayon
Peach Crayon 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 Peach Crayon
At LRV 65, Peach Crayon 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 Peach Crayon 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 65/196 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 | Peach BlossomSW 6624 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sherbet FruitP180-2 · Behr | 2.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Coral Buff024 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pale Satin Peach2003-6C · Valspar | 1.4 | 64.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sweet AngelPPG1193-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sweet as Pie106-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.4 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Peach Crayon 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 #F7CAB8 in HSL space. Pair Peach Crayon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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