Mermaid Cheeks
P042 · #FDC3B3 · LRV 63.4 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Mermaid Cheeks63.4
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Mermaid Cheeks, Really?
Mermaid Cheeks reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar P042 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mermaid Cheeks
Mermaid Cheeks 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 Mermaid Cheeks
At LRV 63.4, Mermaid Cheeks 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 Mermaid Cheeks 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 P042 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 | Cosmetic PeachSW 6618 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.7 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Fresco Cream250C-3 · Behr | 1.9 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Salmon Peach2013-50 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sweet AngelPPG1193-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Light Coral Sunset23YR 66/193 · Glidden | 3.6 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lite Coral106-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Mermaid Cheeks 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 #FDC3B3 in HSL space. Pair Mermaid Cheeks with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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