Mauve Rose
HGSW 2026 · #DABDC1 · LRV 55 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Retro Pink38
- 2Vintage Tea Rose47
- 3Mauve Rose55
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Mauve Rose, Really?
Mauve Rose reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2026 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mauve Rose
Mauve 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 Mauve Rose
At LRV 55, Mauve 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 Mauve 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 HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams HGSW 2026 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 | Fading RoseSW 6296 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 55 | Color page → |
| Behr | Shy SmileS130-2 · Behr | 1.3 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Kept Love LettersCSP-425 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Rosario Ridge1005-10C · Valspar | 4.5 | 56.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Tea TimePPG1054-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.9 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Tea TimePPG1054-4 · Glidden | 2.8 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Mauve Rose 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 #DABDC1 in HSL space. Pair Mauve Rose with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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