Blushing Bride
1182-2 · #F0D6DD · LRV 72 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 2Romance66
- 3Blushing Bride72
- 4Verbena77
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Blushing Bride, Really?
Blushing Bride reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden 1182-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blushing Bride
Blushing Bride 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 Blushing Bride
At LRV 72, Blushing Bride 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 Blushing Bride 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 1182-2 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 | Lighthearted PinkSW 6568 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | Ole PinkS170-1 · Behr | 0.4 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Primrose Petals1367 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cake PopV041-1 · Valspar | 0.6 | 73.4 | Color page → |
| Glidden | BeauteousPPG1183-2 · Glidden | 1.4 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Reagan's Tu-Tu147-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Blushing Bride 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 #F0D6DD in HSL space. Pair Blushing Bride with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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