Blushing
Sherwin-Williams's Blushing is a orange shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 67.8 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. 7 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#F0D1C3LRV
67.81
Blushing's Color Strip
Blushing is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Strip 118 lines up the full value range so you can see exactly where this color lands among its closest relatives.
Blushing in Rooms
Follow Blushing from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 7 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
4 Misc Photos
In an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula, the most interesting quality of Blushing (6617) may be the way it responds to a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. The beige, pink hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Dresser in soft Blushing complements the bedroom's romantic aesthetic.
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Painted accent pieces in Blushing add subtle warmth throughout.
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Walls in gentle Blushing wrap the space in calming elegance.
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Cabinet in soft Blushing brings personality to any room.
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3 Bathroom Photos
3 bathroom images place Blushing (6617) in a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together. An LRV of 67.8 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Bathroom walls in delicate Blushing create an elegant powder room.
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Vanity area in soothing Blushing brightens the bathroom's daily routine.
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Bathroom walls painted Blushing establish a warm, inviting atmosphere.
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Coordinating Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Nearly Peach the marginally brighter of the two.
Blushing reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Chatura Gray encloses it.
Trim Color
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Nearly Peach the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 68 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 68 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Blushing the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Blushing reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 25), opening up a space where Secret Cove encloses it.
Silent Ripple reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Blushing is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Blushing reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 18), opening up a space where St. Bart's encloses it.
Blushing reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Lotus Petal reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes Feather White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (78 vs 68) makes Touching White the marginally brighter of the two.
Laurel Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Blushing reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 40), opening up a space where Fame Orange encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 54, Blushing is decisively the brighter choice.
Blushing reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 54), opening up a space where Creole Cottage encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 54, Blushing is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This bright, luminous peachy-orange glows with warmth and gentle joy, evoking the soft blush of dawn breaking across a summer sky. Perfect for kitchens, nurseries, or accent walls, it pairs beautifully with creamy whites and warm neutrals to create an inviting, cheerful atmosphere.