Reverie Pink
SW 6856 · #F1CAD3 · LRV 66 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Reverie Pink66
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Reverie Pink, Really?
Reverie Pink reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6856 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Reverie Pink
Reverie 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 Reverie Pink
At LRV 66, Reverie Pink 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 Reverie 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 6856 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 | Salmon Tint200E-2 · Behr | 1.4 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Posy Pink2080-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cat Nose8001-9B · Valspar | 2.3 | 65 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Mountain LaurelPPG1181-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale PrimrosePPG1182-3 · Glidden | 0.9 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Tea Party102-3DB · Dutch Boy | 0.5 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Reverie 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 #F1CAD3 in HSL space. Pair Reverie Pink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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