Tickled Pink
PPG1181-4 · #EEA8BF · LRV 50 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Razzle Dazzle20
- 2Retro Pink38
- 3Tickled Pink50
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Tickled Pink, Really?
Tickled Pink reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1181-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tickled Pink
Tickled Pink 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 Tickled Pink
At LRV 50, Tickled Pink is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Tickled Pink 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 PPG1181-4 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 | PartytimeSW 6849 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.1 | 49 | Color page → |
| Behr | KawaiiT11-14 · Behr | 2.0 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bayberry2080-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 48 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pink Frenzy1002-2A · Valspar | 1.6 | 47.6 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Tickled PinkPPG1181-4 · Glidden | 0.4 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Glim-Glam Pink147-4DB · Dutch Boy | 3.0 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Tickled Pink 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 #EEA8BF in HSL space. Pair Tickled Pink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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