Pink Paint Colors: In this post I’ll share the best pink paint colors and share how they look in real rooms, my tips for picking out pink paint colors, and my short list of pink paint colors to pick up from Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore!
PINK PAINT COLORS
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Picking out the right paint color for my daughters shared bedroom and nursery proved to be one of the hardest paint colors to pick out. Why? Well, because pink paint colors are so easy to mess up! Pink paint colors have many undertones that only become obvious when you have them on the wall and they easily go either purplish or orangish fast!
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Four years ago, when we initially painted my eldest daughter’s bedroom (Brooke wasn’t born yet), we used Benjamin Moore Romantic Pink. It was a hard decision, and our top three runners up were Benjamin Moore Marshmallow Bunny, Pink Cadillac, and Fairy Pink. All four pinks have really good and true pink undertones unlike other light pink paint colors which can come off as either purplish or blush depending on the light.
We ended up going with Romantic Pink ultimately, and had that paint color for four years. When we decided to install the accent wallpaper, I wanted something with the same colors but less vibrant–so we diluted it to 25% strength/ saturation. Now, I am in love with the color! (Below, you can see it at 100% strength and 25% strength to compare!) With a busy wallpaper, I didn’t want a bright pink paint color. And while I loved Romantic Pink–I wanted the same tones at a lower strength (hence, why we diluted it). But, now I am in love with the paint color!
BEST PINK PAINT COLORS
BENJAMIN MOORE BEST PINK PAINT COLORS
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PINK PAINTS
Angelic
Faint coral
Blushing
White Dogwood
Intimate White
FARROW & BALL PINK PAINTS
Middleton Pink
Calamine
Pink Ground
PINK PAINT COLOR UNDERTONES
To get an idea of the undertones of any pink paint color, it’s easiest to look at the paint strip they come on. Look at the most saturated colors, and you will get a picture of what the undertones of the colors are. This applies to any paint chip–look at the most saturated paint chips in the same strip, and you will see the undertones. Below, I’ve broken down my favorite pink paint colors based on the brand of paint.
BENJAMIN MOORE PINK PAINT COLORS
Now I’m going to break down each paint color, share its light reflective value (LRV) and discuss the undertones, share pics of it in real rooms if available, and my top tips for colors that go with it.
Benjamin Moore Romantic Pink
- LRV (light reflective value)= 81.24
- Colors that go with Romantic Pink: We love using cool white colors like Simply White and a fun green (BM Jade Green with Romantic Pink)
- Undertones: Benjamin Moore’s Romantic Pink has a slight purplish undertone which only really comes out when it’s painted on the walls. We have it painted in a northwest facing bedroom, and it definitely shows its more purplish tones–but in my opinion, this is the most true light pink paint color you can find.
- See Romantic Pink at the two different saturations below:
(Benjamin Moore Romantic Pink- 25% saturation)–our most recent update to the girls bedroom room
Benjamin Moore Romantic Pink (full saturation)
Benjamin Moore Pink Cadillac
- LRV (light reflective value)= 82.75
- Colors that go with Pink Cadillac: I love using clean whites like BM Decorator’s White, BM Simply White, or BM Chantilly Lace with Pink Cadillac.
- Undertones: True pink with slight purplish undertone (similar to Romantic Pink)
Benjamin Moore Marshmallow Bunny
- LRV (light reflective value)= 79.35
- Colors that go with Marshmallow Bunny: clean white paint colors go with this blush pink paint well.
- Undertones: You can see difference in undertones by comparing Marshmallow Bunny to Pink Cadillac. Marshmallow Bunny has a lot more brown in it, and is a truer “blush” than light pink. It might even be considered a “dusty pink.”
Benjamin Moore Pink Bliss
- LRV (light reflective value)= 84.3
- Colors that go with Pink Bliss: white paint colors go with this blush pink paint well (like you an see in the picture below from A Burst of Beautiful)
- Undertones: Similar to Marshmallow Bunny, but with less brown) This has a slight purplish tone to it.
- See how BM Pink Bliss looks below in the beautiful girls nursery from A Burst of Beautiful
photo credit: A Burst of Beautiful
Benjamin Moore Sugarcane
- LRV (light reflective value)=74.15
- Colors that go with Sugarcane: other pastel colors and white go well with BM Sugarcane.
- Undertones: Similar to Fairest Pink, Marshmallow Bunny, and Pink Bliss this is more of a dusty rose, or blush tone.
Benjamin Moore Fairest Pink 2092-70
- LRV (light reflective value)=75.41
- Colors that go with Fairest Pink: other pastel colors and white go well with BM Sugarcane.
- Undertones: Slight grayish tone with a hint of red.
Pink Fairy 2006-70
- LRV (light reflective value)=79.7
- Colors that go with Pink Fairy: BM Simply White or Decorator’s White for trim
- Undertones: More of a coral undertone. We were very close to selecting this pink for my daughters’ room but there was too much orange.
Benjamin Moore Opal 85.99
- LRV (light reflective value)=85.99
- Colors that go with Opal: pastel colors and clean whites.
- Undertones: Opal is a sort of beige with just a touch of pink in it. It would go well in living areas where you want a hint of pink!
Benjamin Moore Proposal 
- LRV (light reflective value)=71.69
- Colors that go with Proposal: blues, greens, and whites.
- Undertones: Slight grayish undertone to this color. Young House Love did a lovely job using it in their daughters’ bedroom below!
Photo and design: Young House Love
Benjamin Moore Pink Cloud
- LRV (light reflective value)=81.97
- Colors that go with Pink Cloud: reds, whites, and cream colors
- Undertones:There are reddish undertones to Pink Cloud which make it a sort of faded coral. See how orange it is compared to Charming Pink below?
BM Charming Pink- 80.87
- LRV (light reflective value)=80.87
- Colors that go with Sugarcane: other pastel colors and white go well with BM Sugarcane.
- Undertones:
Bridal Pink- 87.61
- LRV (light reflective value)=87.61
- Colors that go with Sugarcane: other pastel colors and white go well with BM Sugarcane.
- Undertones:
sweet taffy- 67.85
- LRV (light reflective value)=67.85
- Colors that go with Sugarcane: other pastel colors and white go well with BM Sugarcane.
- Undertones:
peach kiss- 73.91
- LRV (light reflective value)=73.91
- Colors that go with Sugarcane: other pastel colors and white go well with BM Sugarcane.
- Undertones:
PINK GIRL NURSERY & BEDROOM
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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PINK PAINT COLORS
Sherwin-Williams Intimate White SW 6322
- LRV (light reflective value)=77
- Colors that go with Intimate White: I like using clean or soft whites and beiges with Intimate White
- Undertones: Slight brownish/ grayish undertone. This is a more sophisticated pink color that could be used in living spaces or bedrooms.
Sherwin-Williams Angelic
- LRV (light reflective value)=75 (slightly darker than Intimate White)
- Undertones: Slight purplish and grayish undertones. This is a dusty rose or dusty pink.
Faint Coral LRV 75
- LRV (light reflective value)=75
- Undertones: Slight orangish, reddish undertones reflected in the name (coral)
SW Blushing
- LRV (light reflective value)= 68
- Undertones: Slight coral and orange undertones–more of a coral paint color than pink/ purple.
Sherwin-Williams White Dogwood
- LRV (light reflective value)= 75
- Undertones: Slight grayish undertones make it a paler blush pink with a dusty rose hue.
- Colors that go with White Dogwood: Refashionably Late shows how lovely White Dogwood looks with more saturated pinks and gray paint colors
Photo and design by Refashionably Late
Want some more guidance picking our paint colors? See my foolproof guide to picking paint colors here!
