Desire Pink
SW 6852 · #EEC5D2 · LRV 63 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Desire Pink63
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Desire Pink, Really?
Desire Pink reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6852 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Desire Pink
Desire 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 Desire Pink
At LRV 63, Desire 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 Desire 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 Sherwin-Williams SW 6852 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 | Kashmir Pink150E-2 · Behr | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Posy Pink2080-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pink Quartz1002-2B · Valspar | 1.8 | 63.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pale PrimrosePPG1182-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale PrimrosePPG1182-3 · Glidden | 1.2 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Tea Party102-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Desire Pink 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 #EEC5D2 in HSL space. Pair Desire Pink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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