Silver Strawberry
PPG1187-3 · #F1C1BF · LRV 61 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Silver Strawberry61
- 4Romance66
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Silver Strawberry, Really?
Silver Strawberry reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1187-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silver Strawberry
Silver Strawberry 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 Silver Strawberry
At LRV 61, Silver Strawberry 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 Silver Strawberry 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 PPG1187-3 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 | LoveableSW 6590 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | Taffy TwistM160-2 · Behr | 1.4 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Salmon Berry2089-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pink Cashmere8002-9B · Valspar | 2.4 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Silver StrawberryPPG1187-3 · Glidden | 0.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Little Wing204-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Silver Strawberry 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 #F1C1BF in HSL space. Pair Silver Strawberry with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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