Downing Pink
HGSW 2027 · #E8D4D5 · LRV 69 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Downing Pink69
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Downing Pink, Really?
Downing Pink reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2027 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Downing Pink
Downing 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 Downing Pink
At LRV 69, Downing 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 Downing 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 HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2027 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 | DemureSW 6295 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Beloved PinkS130-1 · Behr | 0.7 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Orleans Violet1374 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Barely Pink1006-8C · Valspar | 1.0 | 69.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Shangri LaPPG1053-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Shangri LaPPG1053-2 · Glidden | 1.8 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Downing Pink within HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams'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 #E8D4D5 in HSL space. Pair Downing Pink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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