Coral Cream
PPG1062-2 · #EAD5CE · LRV 70 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Coral Cream70
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Coral Cream, Really?
Coral Cream reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1062-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Coral Cream
Coral Cream 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 Coral Cream
At LRV 70, Coral Cream 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 Coral Cream 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 PPG1062-2 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 | Charming PinkSW 6309 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.7 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Seaside VillaS190-1 · Behr | 2.6 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pleasant Pink2094-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Nana's PearlsV128-1 · Valspar | 1.6 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Coral CreamPPG1062-2 · Glidden | 0.7 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Shelled307-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Coral Cream 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 #EAD5CE in HSL space. Pair Coral Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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