Powder Blush
70RR 65/053 · #E0D0D3 · LRV 65 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Abalone Shell60
- 3Powder Blush65
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Powder Blush, Really?
Powder Blush reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 70RR 65/053 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Powder Blush
Powder Blush 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 Powder Blush
At LRV 65, Powder Blush 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 Powder Blush 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 70RR 65/053 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 | RosebudSW 6288 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | EtiquetteS120-2 · Behr | 1.6 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Organdy1248 · Benjamin Moore | 2.2 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Blush of Hyacinth8003-2A · Valspar | 1.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Santolina BloomsPPG1045-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Mauve Tint347-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Powder Blush 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 #E0D0D3 in HSL space. Pair Powder Blush with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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