This is a statement first and a wall color second. Vista Paint lists it as Petals Unfolding (1092).
At chroma 20.7 it will not sit quietly next to another strong color. Used across a whole room it needs restraint in the decor - furniture and textiles that stay quiet so the wall can carry the color.
The pink leans into warm light rather than fighting it, so this is a forgiving choice under standard incandescent or warm-LED bulbs. 60.0 on the light-reflectance scale is unremarkable on its own; the chroma is what actually drives how this color behaves.
This color sits right on the line between red and pink - cooler light nudges it toward pink, warmer light keeps it in red (about 10° apart on the color wheel, for anyone measuring). Worth checking before committing to a full wall: blues and cool greys nearby - in a floor, a rug, a piece of furniture - will read as a clash here, not a complement, since the two colors sit at opposite ends of the spectrum.
Warm metals - brass, aged gold, unlacquered fixtures - gain a contrast against this that they do not have against a lighter wall; it is a common reason people choose a color this deep in the first place.
If a second wall color is wanted in the same room, Dunn-Edwards Evening Shadow keeps the jump obvious rather than muddy (roughly 27.3 LRV points from this one). A flatter finish keeps this much color from creating harsh reflections.
Behr Blush Rush (P160-2) runs close enough - delta-E 1.26 - that swapping brands should not change how the room looks. 3 other-brand colors land within delta-E 2 of this one - a well-populated part of the spectrum with several near-equivalents to choose from.
It is lighter than 65 percent of the Vista Paint range. Vista Paint lists it in the C codes, alongside 1,421 other colors.
Vista Paint Petals Unfolding is a warm color: its hue angle is 15° in CIE Lab at a chroma of 20.7, with a pink.
The light reflectance value (LRV) of Vista Paint Petals Unfolding (1092) is 60.0, on a scale where 0 is absolute black and 100 is absolute white, which makes it a light-to-mid color.
Measured on the color wheel, Vista Paint Petals Unfolding pairs with Vista Paint Baby Aqua (7507, complement), Behr Peach Rose (HDC-CT-12, analogous, warmer), Benjamin Moore Easter Pink (2076-50, analogous, cooler), Dunn-Edwards Evening Shadow (DEW376, soft accent).
Vista Paint Petals Unfolding's hex value is #F2BCC0, RGB 242, 188, 192.
Vista Paint Petals Unfolding is classified as a red, with a pink.
The nearest Pantone TCX color to Vista Paint Petals Unfolding is 13-2006 TCX Almond Blossom, delta-E 2.75; the nearest RAL Classic is RAL 3015 Light pink, delta-E 7.88.
The closest cross-brand match to Vista Paint Petals Unfolding is Behr Blush Rush (P160-2), at a delta-E of 1.26.
| HEX | #F2BCC0 |
| RGB | 242, 188, 192 |
| CMYK | 0%, 22%, 21%, 5% |
| HSL | 356°, 67%, 84% |
| HSV | 356°, 22%, 95% |
| CIE Lab | 81.1, 19.98, 5.46 |
| LCh | 81.1, 20.71, 15.3° |
| XYZ | 64.12, 58.65, 57.8 |
| Pantone (nearest) | 13-2006 TCX Almond Blossom · ΔE 2.75 |
| RAL (nearest) | RAL 3015 Light pink · ΔE 7.88 |
| 13-2006 TCX Almond Blossom | ΔE 2.75 | |
| 13-2005 TCX Strawberry Cream | ΔE 3.16 | |
| 12-1708 TCX Crystal Rose | ΔE 3.26 | |
| RAL 3015 Light pink | ΔE 7.88 |
Pantone TCX and RAL Classic are physical standards; these are their published sRGB approximations, so check a fan deck before specifying. Pantone® and RAL are trademarks of their respective owners.
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