Shrimp Salad
PPG18-15 · #E2B8A9 · LRV 53 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Retro Pink38
- 2Vintage Tea Rose47
- 3Shrimp Salad53
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Shrimp Salad, Really?
Shrimp Salad reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG18-15 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Shrimp Salad
Shrimp Salad 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 Shrimp Salad
At LRV 53, Shrimp Salad 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 Shrimp Salad 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 PPG18-15 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 | Smoky SalmonSW 6331 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pink QuartzS160-2 · Behr | 2.5 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Peach Mousse1199 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Semi-Precious2001-8B · Valspar | 1.2 | 53.7 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Shrimp SaladPPG18-15 · Glidden | 0.3 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Softened Peach306-3DB · Dutch Boy | 0.7 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Shrimp Salad 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 #E2B8A9 in HSL space. Pair Shrimp Salad with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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