Frosted Tulip
PPG1188-2 · #F6D7D7 · LRV 73 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 2Romance66
- 3Frosted Tulip73
- 4Pink Bliss82
- 5Ballerina Gown87
What Color Is Frosted Tulip, Really?
Frosted Tulip reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1188-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Frosted Tulip
Frosted Tulip 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 Frosted Tulip
At LRV 73, Frosted Tulip 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 Frosted Tulip 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 PPG1188-2 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 | AlyssumSW 6589 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | Lotus PetalM150-1 · Behr | 0.8 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Powder Blush1338 · Benjamin Moore | 0.4 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pink Bangles8001-11A · Valspar | 1.6 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Frosted TulipPPG1188-2 · Glidden | 0.6 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Hartz Galore302-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.0 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Frosted Tulip 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 #F6D7D7 in HSL space. Pair Frosted Tulip with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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