Gentle Kiss
V080-1 · #F0D5CF · LRV 70.8 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Gentle Kiss70.8
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Gentle Kiss, Really?
Gentle Kiss reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V080-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Gentle Kiss
Gentle Kiss 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 Gentle Kiss
At LRV 70.8, Gentle Kiss 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 Gentle Kiss 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 V080-1 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 | Charming PinkSW 6309 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Radiant RoseS140-1 · Behr | 2.3 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Just Peachy2173-60 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | FiestaPPG1065-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Cool CantaloupePPG1066-3 · Glidden | 1.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Petunia Pink204-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Gentle Kiss 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 #F0D5CF in HSL space. Pair Gentle Kiss with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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