Fading Rose (SW 6296)
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Fading Rose (SW 6296) is a medium, neutral pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fading Rose
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Fading Rose by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Fading Rose, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Kept Love Letters | CSP-425 | 53.5 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Shy Smile | S130-2 | 54.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Bombay Pink | 1006-8B | 51 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Nostalgia | 1049-3 | 52 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Fading Rose (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Fading Rose
Darker than Fading Rose
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6296 |
| Hex | #DABDC1 |
| RGB | 218, 189, 193 |
| HSL | 352°, 28%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.1, 11.0, 1.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fading Rose (SW 6296), published as #DABDC1
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#EBC7C1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fading Rose (SW 6296)?
- Fading Rose has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fading Rose is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Fading Rose in another brand?
- Shy Smile (Behr S130-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Fading Rose warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Fading Rose as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.