Pinky Swear
PPG1186-2 · #F3C9CB · LRV 65 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Abalone Shell60
- 3Pinky Swear65
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Pinky Swear, Really?
Pinky Swear reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1186-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pinky Swear
Pinky Swear 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 Pinky Swear
At LRV 65, Pinky Swear 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 Pinky Swear 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 PPG1186-2 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 | Rose PinkSW 9693 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Angel KissP160-1 · Behr | 0.8 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Authentic Pink2006-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cat Nose8001-9B · Valspar | 1.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pinky SwearPPG1186-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blushed Pink103-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.1 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Pinky Swear 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 #F3C9CB in HSL space. Pair Pinky Swear with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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