Empire Rose
0069 · #E7C5C1 · LRV 61 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Empire Rose61
- 4Romance66
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Empire Rose, Really?
Empire Rose reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0069 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Empire Rose
Empire 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 Empire Rose
At LRV 61, Empire 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 Empire 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 Kompozit 0069 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 | Bella PinkSW 6596 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Iced CherryS160-1 · Behr | 1.9 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Rosetone1186 · Benjamin Moore | 3.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pink Cashmere8002-9B · Valspar | 2.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Powdered PetalsPPG1053-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Powdered PetalsPPG1053-3 · Glidden | 2.1 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Empire Rose 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 #E7C5C1 in HSL space. Pair Empire Rose with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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