Pink Peony
PPG1251-4 · #E1BED8 · LRV 58 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Pink Peony58
- 4Romance66
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Pink Peony, Really?
Pink Peony reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1251-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pink Peony
Pink Peony 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 Pink Peony
At LRV 58, Pink Peony 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 Pink Peony 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 PPG1251-4 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 | Child's PlaySW 6845 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Girl TalkP110-2 · Behr | 1.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Baby's Mittens1368 · Benjamin Moore | 3.4 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lavender Quartz4001-9C · Valspar | 2.4 | 58.8 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pink PeonyPPG1251-4 · Glidden | 0.3 | 58 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Glimmerish145-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Pink Peony 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 #E1BED8 in HSL space. Pair Pink Peony with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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