Sweetheart Rose
70RR 61/136 · #ECC4CB · LRV 61 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Sweetheart Rose61
- 4Romance66
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Sweetheart Rose, Really?
Sweetheart Rose reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 70RR 61/136 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sweetheart Rose
Sweetheart Rose 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 Sweetheart Rose
At LRV 61, Sweetheart Rose 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 Sweetheart Rose 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 61/136 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 | LoveableSW 6590 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | Funny FaceM140-2 · Behr | 1.2 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Petunia Pink1276 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cat Nose8001-9B · Valspar | 2.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pink CardoonPPG1051-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Tea Party102-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Sweetheart Rose 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 #ECC4CB in HSL space. Pair Sweetheart Rose with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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