Winter Mauve
70RR 57/070 · #D9C2C6 · LRV 57 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Mauve It52
- 3Winter Mauve57
- 4Malted Milk62
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Winter Mauve, Really?
Winter Mauve reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 70RR 57/070 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Winter Mauve
Winter Mauve 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 Winter Mauve
At LRV 57, Winter Mauve 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 Winter Mauve 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 57/070 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 | BreathlessSW 6022 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Peony BlushPPU17-08 · Behr | 2.8 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pale Berry2103-60 · Benjamin Moore | 3.2 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Rose Sugar8003-4B · Valspar | 3.1 | 58 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Old Mission PinkPPG1046-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Coco Plum301-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.8 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Winter Mauve 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 #D9C2C6 in HSL space. Pair Winter Mauve with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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