Kangaroo Paw
PPG1060-3 · #DEC9C5 · LRV 61 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Kangaroo Paw61
- 4Romance66
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Kangaroo Paw, Really?
Kangaroo Paw reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1060-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Kangaroo Paw
Kangaroo Paw 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 Kangaroo Paw
At LRV 61, Kangaroo Paw 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 Kangaroo Paw 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 PPG1060-3 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 | White TruffleSW 6029 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.9 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Victorian CameoHDC-NT-10 · Behr | 1.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Malted Milk2099-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pink Chantilly8004-5B · Valspar | 0.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Kangaroo PawPPG1060-3 · Glidden | 0.7 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Birmingham Blush303-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Kangaroo Paw 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 #DEC9C5 in HSL space. Pair Kangaroo Paw with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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