Merry Pink
SW 6844 · #EAC8DA · LRV 64 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Odessa Pink59
- 3Merry Pink64
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Merry Pink, Really?
Merry Pink reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6844 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Merry Pink
Merry 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 Merry Pink
At LRV 64, Merry 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 Merry 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 6844 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 | Sweet Naivete2083-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Dreamy Memory1004-4B · Valspar | 0.3 | 63.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pale PrimrosePPG1182-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale PrimrosePPG1182-3 · Glidden | 2.8 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Cooled Pink247-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.2 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Merry 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 #EAC8DA in HSL space. Pair Merry Pink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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