Pleasing Pink
PPG1184-2 · #F5CDD2 · LRV 68 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Pleasing Pink68
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Pleasing Pink, Really?
Pleasing Pink reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden PPG1184-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pleasing Pink
Pleasing 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.
How Lighting Changes Pleasing Pink
At LRV 68, Pleasing 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.
Most complaints about Pleasing 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.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Glidden PPG1184-2 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 | Reverie PinkSW 6856 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | Shrimp Toast220E-2 · Behr | 0.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Unspoken Love1269 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Oh So Pink1008-4C · Valspar | 1.2 | 68.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pleasing PinkPPG1184-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blushed Pink103-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Pleasing Pink 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 #F5CDD2 in HSL space. Pair Pleasing Pink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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