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What color pink paint?

9 years ago

I have two sons and am pregnant with a girl. I don't want an overly traditional girly nursery...I'm thinking classic, elegant and sophisticated. I am looking for recommendations for a Benjamin Moore pink paint color for the walls that is a sophisticated pale pink/blush. NOT bubble gum/pepto bismol The crib bedding will either be all white, or RH Baby and Child "petal". Room will be accented with the RH Baby metallic pewter crown. https://www.rhbabyandchild.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=rhbc_prod379443&categoryId=search

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  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Try these:


    I love You Pink


    Mellow Pink

    Also, Love and Happiness and Pink Cloud

    nlmackay thanked Sammy
  • PRO
    9 years ago

    I'd start with "Bridal Pink", ask them to mix it at ONE HALF STRENGTH. Paint it on LARGE WHITE SAMPLE and leave a large swath of white on that board. You can always take it to full strength. Pink goes bubble gum very quickly. Start far lighter than you believe you want and ALWAYS put it next to clean white to sample and "see" the color. What looks almost a wisp in the paint store will "grow" on four walls.

    nlmackay thanked JAN MOYER
  • 9 years ago
    Jan is right about pink going bubblegum fast. I wanted just a whisper of pink in my little girls nursery and it still ended up pinker once the walls reflected off each other. The colors I swatched all claimed to be shades of white but were not white on the walls. I used Benjamin Moore opal.
    nlmackay thanked C F
  • 9 years ago
    Oh also I used the rh baby petal bed skirt and it was pinker in person than anticipated. Not sure if you can see it well in this photo.
  • 9 years ago

    That's very pretty, C F!

  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Springy Peach, Peach Kiss, Rose Petal, Ballerina Pink, and Spring Blossom might be in the range of what you're looking for. They're all very pale but without becoming a white. Definitely ask the BM person who helps you to give you a half-strength mix just in case you do want to go lighter.

    nlmackay thanked 123 Remodeling Inc.
  • 9 years ago

    Thank you, C F! Beautiful nursery! Did you ever try the RH Baby "blush" paint? Was that too pink? I love the color in this room, but it's Pink Ground from Farrow & Ball. My husband prefers BM paint.

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    I've used both BM and Farrow and Ball paint. Farrow and Ball colors are very beautiful and the quality is at least equal to BM. What I like about FB colors is that they change with the light.

  • 9 years ago

    I didn't try RH paint b/c I like BM paint. I tried quite a few shades of pink though. Most of them came out soo much more saturated on the wall than they looked on the paper swatch. I was really glad I didn't go with something more pink because like i said, once the paint was actually on all of the walls (and in my case ceiling due to room architecture), it was truly pink. I used BM Opal in the en suite bathroom as well, and it looks even more pink due to the close proximity of the walls.

    nlmackay thanked C F
  • 9 years ago

    I just went and looked through the paint samples I used. Check out SW Intimate White too. I know it's called White but it's Pink. It was more pink if that's what you're going for.

    nlmackay thanked C F
  • PRO
    9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    The BM equivalent for pink ground is BM894 Sheer Pink - it's almost a perfect match, if that's what you wanted.

    nlmackay thanked 123 Remodeling Inc.
  • PRO
    9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/color-overview/find-your-color/color/894/sheer-pink?color=894 It's a peach tone with quite a bit of yellow in it.

    Or warm blush is a slightly lighter version.

    nlmackay thanked 123 Remodeling Inc.
  • 9 years ago

    Look for a pink with some brown in it. I had this experience with pink many years ago and out of desperation brought home a "remnant" can of paint from Sears -- you know, where people buy too much and bring back the extras. It's pink, no doubt about it, but the brown undertones take it away from the bubble gum side to a more sophisticated color. I like it to this day (I painted some built-in cabinetry with it). And no, I did not use brown/beiges or wood furniture with it. It looks great with white walls and countertop and white furniture, although for my taste I found other colors needed to be a bit more saturated and less pastel. But I was designing for grownups not children.

    I do not remember the brand or color. But any paint store should be able to point you in that direction.

    nlmackay thanked bkeithaz
  • 9 years ago

    Lauren L - that looks like the color I want!

  • 9 years ago

    Lauren L - I just went to Sherwin Williams and grabbed the swatch.

    123 Remodeling and C F - thank you both for your help, too! I'm going to BM in the morning to get swatches of the colors you both recommended.

    Hopefully my husband will be painting this weekend :)

    The crib and changing table are both espresso in color, since they were my sons'. I'm keeping the furniture for the nursery and hope the dark wood doesn't alter the pink color too much. Our molding is BM White Dove.

  • 9 years ago
    Good luck! I don't think you can wrong with any of these colors. We have dark hardwoods and thought it made the pink pop even more in color. Let us know what you end up going with. Happy painting!
  • 7 years ago
    Lauren L... I’m trying to decide between sw intimate white and BM pure bliss. It’s the intimate white blush or is it more of beige undertones? I’m tying to decide paint today while I’m in Mexico and my painter is in the states... doh!
  • 7 years ago
    @cougirl02... I would definitely say it has more blush undertones. We have loved this shade of pink for our daughters room. It’s the perfect amount of subtle and it’s a shade I know she’ll still love as a teenager.
  • 7 years ago
    Thank you Lauren! I’m just going to go for it and hope it looks great when I get home! Thanks so much!
  • 7 years ago

    Hi! Regarding the Intimate White and Opal -- would you suggest half strength as well? or are the colors subtle enough?


  • 7 years ago

    Hi @rosarose4, when we painted the room with Intimate White, we used full strength. I will try to take a picture tonight of the room with accurate lighting to show you all what it looks like.

  • 7 years ago

    Would LOVE to see a photo!!! Strongly considering for a 2 yo girl, but want it to be light enough, and more "ballet slipper pink" thank pink pink! Want just a whisper of pink.

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    PJ.... here are a couple of pictures from our 9 year old's room. This is SW Intimate White. I wish I'd had better lighting when I took these but hopefully it gives some idea. You can compare the walls to the pink rug that's under her vanity. It is slightly more pink in person. But it's very subtle. We are so happy with this paint color and we've had it in her room for almost 2 years now and never get tired of it.





  • 7 years ago
    Pj intimate white is so good! We are still building so the rooms aren’t finished but it turned out awesome. One is north facing and one is west.
  • 7 years ago

    Cougirl02.... it looks beautiful! Yay!

  • 7 years ago
    Yes thank you Lauren! You were such a help! It’s the perfect barely there pink!
  • 7 years ago
    For some reason just seeing!! Those are so beautiful. Love the color!! I ended up going with alabaster since I ran into whole house paint paralysis but wish I had seen. I’m going to bring the pink in other ways now. Thanks (very belatedly!!) for sharing your photos!!
  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    I am thinking of using Intimate Pink for my 9 year old daughter's room. It will be decorated with gray, blush, black, white and gold colors. Do you think the Intimate Pink will go well? I'm looking for the perfect pale pink blush color. I don't want it to be too pink. Thanks.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    adele17cat it's best to start your own thread with pictures of anything that will be in the room e.g. the floor, bedding, curtains. What company makes Intimate Pink? I can't find it.

  • 6 years ago

    Check out SW Intimate White or BM Pink Essence ...both are the most perfect pale pink!

  • 3 years ago

    Our contractor uses BM Regal paint to match SW intimate white color. I love the result so much.

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