Paint colors for your home, inside and out
Pink · Bathroom · colors from 3 paintings
For pink bathroom paint, start with a light, soft rose and add deeper pinks in smaller doses. This page shows three pinks, each measured from a painting, with their LRV and the closest commercial paints. It also gives three companion colors for trim, wood and one bold accent.
Quick answer
Use the light rose #DBBFC7 on the walls, the mid-tone #A98E89 on a vanity or cabinet, and #D0ADA5 in towels or a shower curtain. Add cream trim, dark wood and one deep blue piece.
Use it on the bathroom walls. At LRV 57 it sits close to the light range, so it keeps a small room bright, and its pink-red undertone stays soft. It was measured from Claude Monet's Vétheuil (1901).
From Vétheuil, Claude Monet
Use it for towels, a shower curtain or a bath mat, or on walls in a bathroom with a good window. Its LRV of 46 gives more depth than the light rose, and its red-orange undertone feels warm. It comes from François Boucher's Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels (1765).
From Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels, François Boucher
Use it on a vanity, a cabinet or a single wall. At LRV 30 it is a true mid-tone that absorbs light, so it works best in small amounts. It was measured from Berthe Morisot's The Pink Dress (ca. 1870).
From The Pink Dress (Albertie-Marguerite Carré, later Madame Ferdinand-Henri Himmes, 1854–1935), Berthe Morisot
Use it on trim and the ceiling. At LRV 74 it is lighter than the pink walls and bounces light, and its warm yellow undertone sits well beside pink. It comes from the same painting as the light rose, Monet's Vétheuil (1901).
From Vétheuil, Claude Monet
Use it for wood: a shelf, a mirror frame or a stool. At LRV 5 it is very dark, and its warm yellow undertone suits the warm pinks. It was measured from Morisot's The Pink Dress (ca. 1870).
From The Pink Dress (Albertie-Marguerite Carré, later Madame Ferdinand-Henri Himmes, 1854–1935), Berthe Morisot
Use it for one bold piece, such as a painted door or a small cabinet. Its cool blue undertone contrasts with the warm pinks, and at LRV 6 it reads almost black in a small room. It comes from Boucher's Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels (1765).
From Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels, François Boucher
The same paint reads differently in cool north light, warm south sun and under evening lamps. Find the column closest to your room.
| Color | Neutral daylight | North light | South light | Evening lamps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Rose Pink | ||||
| Dusty Coral Pink | ||||
| Muted Cocoa Rose | ||||
| Warm Cream |
Pick which color goes on the walls, the big furniture and the bold piece. Floors, shadows and trim follow your choice.
The framed picture on the wall is Vétheuil.
Start with how much light the room gets. The lightest pink here, #DBBFC7, has an LRV of 57. It is close to the light range, so it reflects a good share of the light in a small bathroom and keeps the walls from feeling heavy. Its undertone leans pink-red, which reads as a soft, clean rose.
The middle pink, #D0ADA5, has an LRV of 46. It is warmer, with a red-orange undertone, and looks more like dusty coral. It suits a bathroom with a window or good bulbs, where the extra depth feels cozy rather than dim.
The deepest pink, #A98E89, has an LRV of 30. It is a mid-tone with a red-orange undertone. On all four walls of a windowless bathroom it will feel enclosed. Use it on a vanity, a cabinet or a single wall instead. If you are unsure, paint the walls the lightest pink and bring the other two in through furniture and towels.
The warm cream #ECDEC8 comes from the same Monet painting as the lightest pink. At LRV 74 it is lighter than the walls, so it works well on trim and the ceiling. Its yellow undertone sits comfortably beside the pink-red walls and avoids the stark edge a cold white can give. The closest match measured is Sherwin-Williams SW 6126 Navajo White, near-identical.
For flooring, keep to quiet tones. Warm wood, or floor tile in the cream family, lets the pink stay the main color. The dark brown #463A28 (LRV 5) suits a shelf, a mirror frame or a stool.
For one bold accent, use the deep blue #2E475E (LRV 6). A painted door, a small cabinet or a tub-side stool would work. Its cool blue undertone contrasts with the warm pinks. Keep it to one or two pieces, because at this depth it reads nearly black in a small room.
Daylight changes through the day, and bathroom bulbs add their own tint. Check your sample in the morning and again in the evening.
In cool daylight, the pink-red undertone of #DBBFC7 may look a little cooler and softer. In warm evening light it will look rosier. The red-orange undertones of #D0ADA5 and #A98E89 are already warm, so warm bulbs will push them further toward terracotta. If you want them calmer, choose neutral white bulbs.
Keep LRV in mind too. #A98E89, at LRV 30, absorbs much of the light that reaches it, so a small room with one small window will look darker than the paint chip suggests. The cream trim at LRV 74 bounces light back and helps keep the edges of the room bright. Pay most attention to the light at the mirror, because that is where you see your skin and the wall together.
Paint a sample about two feet square, on the wall itself or on a board you can move around the room. Apply two coats so the old color does not show through. Leave a white border around the patch so your eye can judge the pink against a neutral.
Look at the sample next to the vanity, the tile and the floor, not alone. Check it in the morning, at midday and at night with the lights on. Pinks shift more than most colors, so give it a full day.
The paint matches listed here are the closest measured to each hex value, and they are not exact copies. For the light rose, Sherwin-Williams SW 6296 Fading Rose is near-identical, and Behr S170-2 Rosewater is very close. Screens and printed chips differ from real paint, so buy a sample pot of your top two choices and compare them on the wall. Ask the store which finish suits a bathroom.
The light rose #DBBFC7 is the safest choice. Its LRV of 57 reflects light, and Sherwin-Williams SW 6296 Fading Rose is a near-identical match.
The pink-red undertone here is soft, not bright. Pairing it with cream trim, dark brown wood and one deep blue piece keeps the room grounded.
The warm cream #ECDEC8 (LRV 74) works on trim and the ceiling. Sherwin-Williams SW 6126 Navajo White, Behr QE-17 Ivory Stone and Farrow & Ball No. 1 Lime White are all near-identical matches.
Yes, in small amounts. #A98E89 has an LRV of 30, so use it on a vanity, a cabinet or one wall. Farrow & Ball No. 295 Sulking Room Pink is a very close match.
The deep blue #2E475E has a cool undertone that contrasts with warm pinks. Sherwin-Williams SW 9177 Salty Dog and Behr HDC-FL14-12 Rain Boots are very close matches.
A card with every color on this page, its LRV and the paintings it comes from. Pin it, or take it to the paint store.
Pink Room Color Combination: Colors That Go with Pink Walls
Peach Bathroom Paint Colors
Small Bathroom Paint Colors with No Windows
North Facing Bathroom Paint Colors: Warm Tans for Cool Light
Emerald Green Bedroom Paint: Shades Measured from Paintings
Black Accent Wall in a Living Room: Colors That Work
Painting images: The Art Institute of Chicago, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, public domain (CC0). Colors measured by Light & Pigment. Paint names belong to their brands and matches are approximate. Colors look different on screen than on a wall, so always test a sample.
