Mauvelous
PPG1044-4 · #D5B3BF · LRV 50 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Razzle Dazzle20
- 2Retro Pink38
- 3Mauvelous50
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Mauvelous, Really?
Mauvelous reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1044-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mauvelous
Mauvelous 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 Mauvelous
At LRV 50, Mauvelous 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 Mauvelous 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 PPG1044-4 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 | DelightfulSW 6289 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Candlelight DinnerS120-3 · Behr | 2.2 | 49 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Attraction1255 · Benjamin Moore | 4.4 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Bombay Pink1006-8B · Valspar | 4.9 | 49.9 | Color page → |
| Glidden | MauvelousPPG1044-4 · Glidden | 0.5 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Mauv-elous347-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Mauvelous 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 #D5B3BF in HSL space. Pair Mauvelous with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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