Full Bloom vs Rachel Pink
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Rachel Pink (LRV 55) reflects noticeably more light than Full Bloom (LRV 26), a difference of 29 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 32.5, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Full Bloom vs Rachel Pink in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Full Bloom and Rachel Pink in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Rachel Pink returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Rachel Pink reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Full Bloom.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The LRV gap is large enough that Rachel Pink will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Full Bloom would.
Color Details
Full Bloom vs Rachel Pink Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Full Bloom on one side and Rachel Pink on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Full Bloom comparisons
See how Full Bloom stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 26, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 26), opening up a space where Full Bloom encloses it.
Full Bloom reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 26, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (30 vs 26) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 26), opening up a space where Full Bloom encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 26, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 26), opening up a space where Full Bloom encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 26, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 4, Full Bloom is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 26), opening up a space where Full Bloom encloses it.
Full Bloom reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 26), opening up a space where Full Bloom encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 26, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (26 vs 21) makes Full Bloom the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 26), opening up a space where Full Bloom encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 26), opening up a space where Full Bloom encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 26), opening up a space where Full Bloom encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 26, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Full Bloom reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Full Bloom reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 26), opening up a space where Full Bloom encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 26, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Full Bloom reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 26), opening up a space where Full Bloom encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.