Desert Dawn
PPG1252-3 · #EDDAE7 · LRV 74 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 2Romance66
- 3Desert Dawn74
- 4Pink Bliss82
- 5Ballerina Gown87
What Color Is Desert Dawn, Really?
Desert Dawn reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1252-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Desert Dawn
Desert Dawn 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 Desert Dawn
At LRV 74, Desert Dawn 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 Desert Dawn 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 PPG1252-3 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 | SpangleSW 6834 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.6 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pink PosiesM130-1 · Behr | 2.4 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Primrose Petals1367 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lucky You1004-4C · Valspar | 1.6 | 72.2 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Desert Dawn50YR 44/287 · Glidden | 0.4 | 44 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Plum145-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.1 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Desert Dawn 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 #EDDAE7 in HSL space. Pair Desert Dawn with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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