Pink Bangles
8001-11A · #FAD6D4 · LRV 73 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 2Romance66
- 3Pink Bangles73
- 4Pink Bliss82
- 5Ballerina Gown87
What Color Is Pink Bangles, Really?
Pink Bangles reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8001-11A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pink Bangles
Pink Bangles 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 Pink Bangles
At LRV 73, Pink Bangles 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 Pink Bangles 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 8001-11A 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 | AlyssumSW 6589 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.6 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | Heavenly Song240C-2 · Behr | 1.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Little Piggy2008-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 74 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Frosted TulipPPG1188-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Frosted TulipPPG1188-2 · Glidden | 1.8 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pink Halite104-2DB · Dutch Boy | 4.3 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Pink Bangles 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 #FAD6D4 in HSL space. Pair Pink Bangles with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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