Shangri La
PPG1053-2 · #EBD4D1 · LRV 69 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Shangri La69
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Shangri La, Really?
Shangri La reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1053-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Shangri La
Shangri La 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 Shangri La
At LRV 69, Shangri La 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 Shangri La 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 PPG1053-2 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 | Charming PinkSW 6309 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Beloved PinkS130-1 · Behr | 1.8 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pleasant Pink2094-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Barely Pink1006-8C · Valspar | 1.1 | 69.9 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Shangri LaPPG1053-2 · Glidden | 0.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Tufted Pink203-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Shangri La 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 #EBD4D1 in HSL space. Pair Shangri La with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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