Impatiens Petal vs Impatient Pink
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. These are both pink-reds, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within pink-red to land. Impatiens Petal (LRV 70) reflects noticeably more light than Impatient Pink (LRV 32), a difference of 38 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Impatiens Petal runs warm while Impatient Pink is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 37.5, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Impatiens Petal vs Impatient Pink in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Impatiens Petal and Impatient Pink in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Impatiens Petal reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Impatient Pink.
Color Details
Impatiens Petal vs Impatient Pink Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Impatiens Petal on one side and Impatient 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 Impatiens Petal comparisons
See how Impatiens Petal stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Impatiens Petal encloses it.
Impatiens Petal reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Impatiens Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 30, Impatiens Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Impatiens Petal reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (70 vs 60) makes Impatiens Petal the marginally brighter of the two.
Impatiens Petal reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Impatiens Petal reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 43, Impatiens Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 4, Impatiens Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Impatiens Petal reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Impatiens Petal reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Impatiens Petal reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 70, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 21, Impatiens Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Impatiens Petal reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Impatiens Petal encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 51, Impatiens Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Impatiens Petal reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Impatiens Petal reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 70 vs 41, Impatiens Petal is decisively the brighter choice.
Impatiens Petal reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Impatiens Petal reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 31, Impatiens Petal is decisively the brighter choice.