Blossom Pink
PPG1016-2 · #E5D4CE · LRV 68 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Blossom Pink68
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Blossom Pink, Really?
Blossom Pink reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1016-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blossom Pink
Blossom 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Blossom Pink
At LRV 68, Blossom 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 Blossom 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 PPG / Glidden PPG1016-2 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 | 3.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sheer ScarfPPU2-05 · Behr | 2.8 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Featherstone1002 · Benjamin Moore | 4.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Dusky SandT533 · Valspar | 0.8 | 68.7 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blossom PinkPPG1016-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Shelled307-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.2 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Blossom Pink within PPG / Glidden'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 #E5D4CE in HSL space. Pair Blossom Pink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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