Cat Nose
8001-9B · #F0CACD · LRV 65 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Abalone Shell60
- 3Cat Nose65
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Cat Nose, Really?
Cat Nose reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8001-9B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cat Nose
Cat Nose 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 Cat Nose
At LRV 65, Cat Nose 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 Cat Nose 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 Valspar 8001-9B 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rose PinkSW 9693 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Angel KissP160-1 · Behr | 1.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Unspoken Love1269 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pinky SwearPPG1186-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Tudor Rose90RR 63/139 · Glidden | 0.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Tea Party102-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Cat Nose within Valspar'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 #F0CACD in HSL space. Pair Cat Nose with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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