Rosy Cheeks
1005-2B · #F9CBD8 · LRV 68 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Rosy Cheeks68
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Rosy Cheeks, Really?
Rosy Cheeks reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 1005-2B behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Rosy Cheeks
Rosy 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 Rosy Cheeks
At LRV 68, Rosy Cheeks 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 Rosy 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 1005-2B 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 | Reverie PinkSW 6856 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | Coral Cream200A-2 · Behr | 1.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Parfait2004-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 66 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Mountain LaurelPPG1181-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mountain LaurelPPG1181-3 · Glidden | 0.9 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pink Lemoncello101-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.6 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Rosy 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 #F9CBD8 in HSL space. Pair Rosy Cheeks with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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