Blushing Senorita
1186-2 · #F3CACB · LRV 66 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Blushing Senorita66
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Blushing Senorita, Really?
Blushing Senorita reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden 1186-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blushing Senorita
Blushing Senorita 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 Senorita
At LRV 66, Blushing Senorita 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 Blushing Senorita 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 1186-2 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 | Rose PinkSW 9693 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Angel KissP160-1 · Behr | 0.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Unspoken Love1269 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cat Nose8001-9B · Valspar | 1.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pinky SwearPPG1186-2 · Glidden | 0.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blushed Pink103-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Blushing Senorita 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 #F3CACB in HSL space. Pair Blushing Senorita with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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