Irresistible Kiss
HGSW 1016 · #E3C0CF · LRV 59 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Irresistible Kiss59
- 4Romance66
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Irresistible Kiss, Really?
Irresistible Kiss reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 1016 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Irresistible Kiss
Irresistible Kiss 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 Irresistible Kiss
At LRV 59, Irresistible Kiss is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Irresistible Kiss 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 1016 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 | IrresistibleSW 6562 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Wild GeraniumM130-3 · Behr | 1.2 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Baby's Mittens1368 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Fragrant Orchid1006-6B · Valspar | 3.4 | 59.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Rose MelodyPPG1183-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.4 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Perennial Pink10RR 59/156 · Glidden | 1.9 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Irresistible Kiss 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 #E3C0CF in HSL space. Pair Irresistible Kiss with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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