Gracious Rose
SW 6317 · #E3B7B1 · LRV 53 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Retro Pink38
- 2Vintage Tea Rose47
- 3Gracious Rose53
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Gracious Rose, Really?
Gracious Rose reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6317 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Gracious Rose
Gracious Rose 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 Gracious Rose
At LRV 53, Gracious Rose 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 Gracious Rose 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 6317 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 | DahliaHDC-SP16-09 · Behr | 1.1 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Coral Dust2173-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 54 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Soft Pink1008-8B · Valspar | 1.5 | 53.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Shrimp SaladPPG18-15 · PPG / Glidden | 4.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Shrimp SaladPPG18-15 · Glidden | 3.9 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Glowing Rose303-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Gracious Rose 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 #E3B7B1 in HSL space. Pair Gracious Rose with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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