Pocketful of Promise
V078-2 · #E3C9C9 · LRV 62.3 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Pocketful of Promise62.3
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Pocketful of Promise, Really?
Pocketful of Promise reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V078-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pocketful of Promise
Pocketful of Promise 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 Pocketful of Promise
At LRV 62.3, Pocketful of Promise 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 Pocketful of Promise 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 V078-2 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 | RosebudSW 6288 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.9 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | CherubicS150-1 · Behr | 2.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Paris Romance1262 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 63 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Powdered PetalsPPG1053-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Powdered PetalsPPG1053-3 · Glidden | 0.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Chipped Teacup303-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Pocketful of Promise 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 #E3C9C9 in HSL space. Pair Pocketful of Promise with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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