Cloud Number Nine
1071 · #F9CEC6 · LRV 68 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Cloud Number Nine68
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Cloud Number Nine, Really?
Cloud Number Nine reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 1071 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cloud Number Nine
Cloud Number Nine 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 Cloud Number Nine
At LRV 68, Cloud Number Nine 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 Cloud Number Nine 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 Kompozit 1071 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 | Comical CoralSW 6876 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Apricot FreezeM210-3 · Behr | 0.6 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Blushing Brilliance009 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Candy KissesV006-1 · Valspar | 1.1 | 68.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | AdorbsPPG1187-2 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peach Daiquiri46YR 69/173 · Glidden | 2.2 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Cloud Number Nine within Kompozit'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 #F9CEC6 in HSL space. Pair Cloud Number Nine with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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