Petal Soft
V007-1 · #FCD2C4 · LRV 70.7 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Petal Soft70.7
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Petal Soft, Really?
Petal Soft reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V007-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Petal Soft
Petal Soft 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 Petal Soft
At LRV 70.7, Petal Soft 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 Petal Soft 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 V007-1 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 | Comical CoralSW 6876 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Shrimp Cocktail270C-2 · Behr | 0.9 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Powderpuff001 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 73 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | DreamsiclePPG1196-3 · PPG / Glidden | 4.2 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peach Daiquiri46YR 69/173 · Glidden | 0.6 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Fruity Pink105-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.7 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Petal Soft 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 #FCD2C4 in HSL space. Pair Petal Soft with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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