Rose Cloud
PPG1048-3 · #E1C8CE · LRV 62 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Rose Cloud62
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Rose Cloud, Really?
Rose Cloud reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1048-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Rose Cloud
Rose Cloud 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 Rose Cloud
At LRV 62, Rose Cloud 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 Rose Cloud 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 PPG1048-3 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 | RosebudSW 6288 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Fairview Taupe130E-2 · Behr | 2.8 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Paris Romance1262 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lilac Buds1004-8B · Valspar | 2.7 | 62.3 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Rose CloudPPG1048-3 · Glidden | 0.5 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Magnolia Bloom201-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.6 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Rose Cloud 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 #E1C8CE in HSL space. Pair Rose Cloud with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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