Breathless
SW 6022 · #D6C2BE · LRV 57 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Mauve It52
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- 4Malted Milk62
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Breathless, Really?
Breathless reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6022 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Breathless
Breathless 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 Breathless
At LRV 57, Breathless 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 Breathless 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 6022 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 | Peony BlushPPU17-08 · Behr | 1.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gobi Desert2110-50 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Berry Cream1004-10B · Valspar | 1.0 | 57 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Just GorgeousPPG1047-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Just GorgeousPPG1047-3 · Glidden | 0.9 | 58 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Mallow Root401-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.0 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Breathless 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 #D6C2BE in HSL space. Pair Breathless with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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