Blushing
SW 6617 · #F0D1C3 · LRV 68 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Blushing68
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Blushing, Really?
Blushing reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6617 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blushing
Blushing 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 Blushing
At LRV 68, Blushing 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 Blushing 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 Sherwin-Williams SW 6617 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Clamshell260E-2 · Behr | 2.5 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Orchid Pink036 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Morning Glow2002-8C · Valspar | 0.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pale CoralPPG1063-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale CoralPPG1063-3 · Glidden | 0.9 | 68 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Eloquent Pink207-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Blushing within Sherwin-Williams'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 #F0D1C3 in HSL space. Pair Blushing with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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