Pink Gems
V040-2 · #EAC0DC · LRV 60.1 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Pink Gems60.1
- 4Romance66
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Pink Gems, Really?
Pink Gems reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V040-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pink Gems
Pink Gems 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 Gems
At LRV 60.1, Pink Gems is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Gems 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 V040-2 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 | Child's PlaySW 6845 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Starlet PinkP120-1 · Behr | 1.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Baby's Mittens1368 · Benjamin Moore | 4.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sweet AlyssumPPG1252-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sweet AlyssumPPG1252-4 · Glidden | 1.3 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Glamping147-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.2 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Pink Gems 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 #EAC0DC in HSL space. Pair Pink Gems with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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