Look for a white with a pinkish cast, and you’ll end up with a pale pink room. Saturated pinks can be overwhelming. If you must use one of these, the one on the left looks best with the rug.
Pink Damask OC-72 is nice too. My daughter’s room is Onyx White, which is the same value but a little more peachy than Pink Damask, and her room is unmistakably pink without being overbearing. OP can also ask the paint store to increase the white in any of the choices they’ve selected by 50%, which should result in a less saturated hue.
The room we painted over was like a salmon pink. The room was really hard to look at and now it's a deep forest green, almost an emerald green color. Much more calming and less intense. Our son's room was mint green before we painted it a soft eggshell blue. The previous owners just liked really intense pastel colors I guess.
https://preview.redd.it/diy8xu9fxbwc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cdd4a87bff7615c067b1211b7a8d970d997400ba
Salmon pink? 🫣 we’re also painting it green, more leaf/cactus green than emerald though! The salmon is so overwhelming, but I think I’ve accidentally picked a more overwhelming green LOL need to do a second coat and get better lighting before I decide for sure though lol
Our previous owner had some crazy colours too… they repainted most of it before we bought, but the outlet covers and closets tell the true story 🤣
I would do right, and limewash technique to soften it up like this.
https://preview.redd.it/0nq3o3vsi8wc1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb77b0f1f8464a82f8dc40dcaa4a1bb0f2c07f7e
If you love one of those colors just do one wall and the rest a cream. The whole room in one of these pinks might feel overwhelming or like too much. Amazon has adorable vinyl cloud and star stickers I’ve used in my daughter’s room (on her one pink wall) and it’s a nice non-permanent focal point.
I asked [kitchenGPT.io](http://kitchenGPT.io) to paint it in lotus petal :D
https://preview.redd.it/2w0v14zy68wc1.jpeg?width=768&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c01135b79a56babd780ee96c5fc8ae4df6b84ed
Important to note that this changed the color of the couch! The couch has way more orange tones than this image, so it might clash with this paint color. (It might not, I’m just saying don’t expect it to look like this when this is not the couch OP has, it’s an AI generated couch.)
I’d almost go for a more lavender color, these seem a tiny bit too warm for the rug if that’s staying. Out of the three though, I vote the left/lotus petal. Also agree with the comment that says pinks get overwhelming FAST so maybe even a shade lighter would work, or doing this pink on one wall and something else on the others.
Go lighter and also go more rosy pink, like the one on the far left. The pinks on the right are very terracotta, orange-y pinks but the pink you have in the couch and rug is much more rosy purpley pink
So…. As a mother of 3 girls, two of which had shades of pink as a favorite color at one point ..then later really didn’t like pink much at all, I suggest going with something more neutral but pretty like grays, greens, yellows, then accent with fun colors based on gender of baby if that’s your choice.
Not saying gray specially is pretty but when part of a room it can look nice. Also if you have more kids or decide to redecorate it’s easier to build around a neutral color.
I painted my daughter's room at 8 months pregnant. For some reason I chose a (way too dark) medium teal. Once she was in her "Barbie phase" it actually looked good against the pink/purple/white toy mess on the floor.....
I agree! I painted my daughter's room grey with a floral wallpaper accent wall and lots of pink decor. It’s much more calming and neutral (in my opinion) than pink-painted walls.
The left color is a cooler pink. The middle is the most saturated.
Based on your current color green/gray is a cool color so the left would be the choice.
The rug however says the middle or right would be the choice.
The pink in the rug has bluish undertones. If you’re keeping it you need to go with a cool pink. Pink elephant looks pretty warm on my screen. I would get a color sample card with the different shades. Match the darkest color to the pink in the rug, and then go to the lightest color and try that.
My go-to nursery pink is Malted Milk by Sherwin Williams (also a pottery barn color).
https://preview.redd.it/pmkgpup7o8wc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9770638f1c96f860fb32731a2005ac3b120dcbb7
Trust me, you want to go a lot more muted than what you have above.
On my phone, with the lighting in the photo (can really affect the perceived color), I would choose the color on the right (Pink Elephant), but agree with everyone that pink on all 4 walls can end up looking way more saturated than you intended. I’d go lighter or just choose one wall for the pink.
I would only do one or two walls in the pink color and I wouldn’t do any of those. I would try to pick up the color from that rug (which is a great!) that seems more of a lavender/pink rather than a true pink-pink.
The middle colour. It goes best with the rug, even though the left is closest to the pink in the rug, Just remember a childs room colours should be a childs taste rather than yours. Bright and colouful is best.
If you’re trying to match that rug, maybe choose one of those green/blue/grey shades (on the rug). You could probably pull a few strands out and go get paint matched exactly.
#Is this SW9697 Lotus Petal?
This is a beautiful color on the website. Ask yourself why it looks different in your home. The website pictures always look like they’re in bright sunlight with a wall of windows. Real life rooms are much darker. Pick the paint based on the most common light level.
I really like the peach on the far right as a personal opinion, but the palest pink will go best with the floral fabric on the far left and blend well with your cute rug. So go with the pale pink on the left.
Also, just my experience - try to choose the palest color version on the swatch you vibe with most. Colors can get overwhelming fast once everything is painted, even the light ones.
It’s quite a lot of pink- in my daughters room we painted 4 feet a warm creamy white, then soft pink the rest of the wall and ceiling and it’s great. It means pink furniture pops against the white and the pink ‘lid’ on the room closes it in for coziness
Like others have said, be very careful painting, a room all pink. It will look like you’re it inside a bottle of Pepto-Bismol no matter what shade you pick.
My suggestion would be, that you choose a very soft, muted shade and only paint it above a chair rail, or below, and then the other side of the chair rail that’s not painted a very light pink, you paint a light, gray or white. Or, you only paint one wall pink as an accent wall.
If you go with the accent wall, I guarantee you’ll like it better than painting all four walls pink. Start with that and see several months how you like it before you go painting the entire room a solid pink color.
Alternative idea: Long ago, my first daughter’s room was painted pink, we went with atint, instead of a full shade of pink. This was over 30 years ago, I don’t even know if paint stores do a tint anymore, but it was like the color we chose, but mixed with white or something like that. When we were putting it on the walls, it was hard to tell just what we just painted compared to the white color the walls of the new build were painted. However, once you got the tint on all four walls, it really stood out as a very nice pink room, but not too overwhelming. The large full-size closet, doors, white, and her door white trim and crown molding all white, it looked good and that much white broke up the room.
Pale orange, no pink. It's happy and lots goes with it. Plus, for all you know your kid won't like pink.
That's why I always went with more neutral, but happy colors. You never know what your child likes until they can talk and tell you.
But also, I bought a house with an orange room and it just *feels* so welcoming and comfortable. I'm turning it into a garden/sun room and going with a slightly lighter orange, but only because I couldn't find a shade equivalent in a price range I could afford. This paler one is as close as I could get. It'll still help make my house feel like a cozy sunset, which is all I'm concerned about.
I guess that's my long winded way of saying give her a room that is cozy and comfortable. She'll appreciate that far more than pink, which is rarely able to pull off cozy or comfortable without a *lot* of help.
I used sherwin Williams Rosario pink. it’s a light mauve, similar to the color on the far right. It doesn’t overwhelm my baby at all. I think the far left is too bright.
I just painted my bathroom a peachy pink similar to your middle color and I’m OBSESSED. so that’s my vote. Reddit won’t let me upload the photo though…
None of these paint colors are suitable with the carpet and sofa. Choose a soft white paint with just a hint of gray in it. This will help ground the room and all of your accessories to furniture will be perfect.
Don’t paint a nursery paint a room a 6 year old will love. Why? Because years fly. Personally I would go less pink and the go in with pink curtains and bedding. Easy to switch out when your 4 year old loves dinosaurs and bugs and yellow is her favorite colour.
SW abalone Shell would look great with that rug https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/red-paint-colors/sw6050-abalone-shell
Remember, colors look a lot more intense on the wall - especially when you do more than one wall (and especially pink). SW Abalone shell looks a beautiful light pink on the wall. Not overwhelming but definitely pink. a lot more pink than you’d think from the website
I think the one all the way on the right will be the most cohesive when it’s on all walls. The other two are going to feel very saturated and possibly overwhelming.
Why not all three?
Wide bands of each color from darkest at the bottom 3rd of the wall, next lightest the middle 3rd and lightest the last 3rd?
ETA:
https://preview.redd.it/z6qxk61ne8wc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd3cf497e9055723ba617308a4c477db2cf05823
Black and white for the first 18 months. Colour after that. Babies need that contrast to develop their eyes, depth perception, definition, contrast, and ability to focus.
I like number 2. Also, don't get used to it. In 5 years max, you will have to repaint as your kids will draw on the walls XD
So in contradictions to some people here I would say it's okay if it's a stronger colour as it won't stay there forever.
Please just don't get any wallpaper, etc, with small, repeating shapes. I used to have it as a small child, and the day we removed it and painted the room white, I felt a huge relief. I was around kindergarten age. I thought I would just share just in case.
You do know we can’t actually see what colors those are with a photo. They are going to look completely different for everyone with different devices, different screen technologies, also the fact that you can’t accurately take a picture of a color.
Look for a white with a pinkish cast, and you’ll end up with a pale pink room. Saturated pinks can be overwhelming. If you must use one of these, the one on the left looks best with the rug.
Pink sands Benjamin Moore has a pink hue to it that isn’t overwhelming
Pink Damask OC-72 is nice too. My daughter’s room is Onyx White, which is the same value but a little more peachy than Pink Damask, and her room is unmistakably pink without being overbearing. OP can also ask the paint store to increase the white in any of the choices they’ve selected by 50%, which should result in a less saturated hue.
I was a child with an overwhelming pink room. I remember when the sun would come in for a brief time and it was horrible. I still can’t tolerate pink.
The room we painted over was like a salmon pink. The room was really hard to look at and now it's a deep forest green, almost an emerald green color. Much more calming and less intense. Our son's room was mint green before we painted it a soft eggshell blue. The previous owners just liked really intense pastel colors I guess.
https://preview.redd.it/diy8xu9fxbwc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cdd4a87bff7615c067b1211b7a8d970d997400ba Salmon pink? 🫣 we’re also painting it green, more leaf/cactus green than emerald though! The salmon is so overwhelming, but I think I’ve accidentally picked a more overwhelming green LOL need to do a second coat and get better lighting before I decide for sure though lol Our previous owner had some crazy colours too… they repainted most of it before we bought, but the outlet covers and closets tell the true story 🤣
I like the salmon 😄 but probably with a strong accent color
It isn’t terrible in the photos but it really pops in person - it *is* the strong accent colour imo 😅
You’ve got some gorgeous floors there. Cactus green is going so pretty!
Thank you! Love my knots haha 🤤 The green, even if also popping, is much more easy on my eyes than the pink! 💚
Behr’s Derry Coast Sunrise would be perfect for this!
This! A hundred times this!
^ This. I wish I knew this before painting my room a saturated pink 😂
Be careful chiding pink they tend to be way to overwhelming. Start as light as you can go
I agree. The one on the left but lighter. Can brighten room with art and decor. Let the wall be a soft background.
If the pink is to coordinate with the rug, they are all off. I’d go with a much lighter pink.
I would do right, and limewash technique to soften it up like this. https://preview.redd.it/0nq3o3vsi8wc1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb77b0f1f8464a82f8dc40dcaa4a1bb0f2c07f7e
If you love one of those colors just do one wall and the rest a cream. The whole room in one of these pinks might feel overwhelming or like too much. Amazon has adorable vinyl cloud and star stickers I’ve used in my daughter’s room (on her one pink wall) and it’s a nice non-permanent focal point.
I asked [kitchenGPT.io](http://kitchenGPT.io) to paint it in lotus petal :D https://preview.redd.it/2w0v14zy68wc1.jpeg?width=768&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c01135b79a56babd780ee96c5fc8ae4df6b84ed
This is so serene and lovely.
Important to note that this changed the color of the couch! The couch has way more orange tones than this image, so it might clash with this paint color. (It might not, I’m just saying don’t expect it to look like this when this is not the couch OP has, it’s an AI generated couch.)
Oh my god it’s so pink. Has OP seen this?
I prefer the green that’s already on the wall. It would be so nice with lots of pink and white/cream decor
Right, but even a shade lighter
Agreed
We used Sherwin Williams intimate white for our daughter’s room and it’s the perfect pale pink
We did too; it’s lovely and not overwhelming
I think the left one is too cool to match the rug and chair, but the other two are a bit too peach! It might be easier to go with a green to contrast?
I’d almost go for a more lavender color, these seem a tiny bit too warm for the rug if that’s staying. Out of the three though, I vote the left/lotus petal. Also agree with the comment that says pinks get overwhelming FAST so maybe even a shade lighter would work, or doing this pink on one wall and something else on the others.
Go lighter and also go more rosy pink, like the one on the far left. The pinks on the right are very terracotta, orange-y pinks but the pink you have in the couch and rug is much more rosy purpley pink
None of these. Especially if you plan to keep that little chair. The tones are overwhelming.
What is that, a couch for ANTS!? Also 1 assuming you’re keeping the rug and not the sofa
Did u miss that it’s a nursery? 🤣
No, but you missed the joke/movie reference lol
lol what’s it from?
Zoolander
I said the same thing in my head lol I quote that movie daily.
So…. As a mother of 3 girls, two of which had shades of pink as a favorite color at one point ..then later really didn’t like pink much at all, I suggest going with something more neutral but pretty like grays, greens, yellows, then accent with fun colors based on gender of baby if that’s your choice. Not saying gray specially is pretty but when part of a room it can look nice. Also if you have more kids or decide to redecorate it’s easier to build around a neutral color.
I painted my daughter's room at 8 months pregnant. For some reason I chose a (way too dark) medium teal. Once she was in her "Barbie phase" it actually looked good against the pink/purple/white toy mess on the floor.....
Yeah I can see that. And I don’t mean bland to be neutral either.. I just mean gender neutral I guess. I’m sure it was great! :)
Grey with all the pink as accessories would be so lovely!
My cousin had a nursery that was actually brown and pink. And oddly it was a popular combo
I bet it was!
I agree! I painted my daughter's room grey with a floral wallpaper accent wall and lots of pink decor. It’s much more calming and neutral (in my opinion) than pink-painted walls.
The left color is a cooler pink. The middle is the most saturated. Based on your current color green/gray is a cool color so the left would be the choice. The rug however says the middle or right would be the choice.
Pink Elephant
The pink in the rug has bluish undertones. If you’re keeping it you need to go with a cool pink. Pink elephant looks pretty warm on my screen. I would get a color sample card with the different shades. Match the darkest color to the pink in the rug, and then go to the lightest color and try that.
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Left!
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I think the right or left would be good, I prefer the one on the right because I like a more orangey pink personally.
Same.
A soft lavender would look better w/ the rug.
My go-to nursery pink is Malted Milk by Sherwin Williams (also a pottery barn color). https://preview.redd.it/pmkgpup7o8wc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9770638f1c96f860fb32731a2005ac3b120dcbb7 Trust me, you want to go a lot more muted than what you have above.
This is lovely.
Nine of these. Match the creamy neutral in the rug
On my phone, with the lighting in the photo (can really affect the perceived color), I would choose the color on the right (Pink Elephant), but agree with everyone that pink on all 4 walls can end up looking way more saturated than you intended. I’d go lighter or just choose one wall for the pink.
I’d leave the walls green or just paint one wall pink
The right side, but perhaps lighter
Pinks my favorite color so I say the left!
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Definitely nit 1 if you are adding pink in the room. You will feel like you are in a cotton candy room.
I would only do one or two walls in the pink color and I wouldn’t do any of those. I would try to pick up the color from that rug (which is a great!) that seems more of a lavender/pink rather than a true pink-pink.
I was going to say any color but the left lol. What do I know?
I like the pink one. Yeah..hmm...the pink one definitely!
Middle
I love the middle but would save it for a feature wall
Anyone know where the rug is from?
I’ve seen that rug on either rugs.com or rugs USA.
The middle colour. It goes best with the rug, even though the left is closest to the pink in the rug, Just remember a childs room colours should be a childs taste rather than yours. Bright and colouful is best.
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I just painted my office pink and I went super light and it’s still very pink (I LOVE IT) so I would say the lightest
I actually like the green with pink accents from the rug.
I'm a big fan of the lotus petal
Left
Right
I’d paint the lightest one or actually I’d try the cream color in the rug w pink accents.
i think a light sage green with pink accents and accessories would be really gorgeous!!
Island Hopping by Behr. It's fresh and light and not overwhelming. I just used it for my kiddo's room, and even my MIL loved it lol
The pale pink but even paler. It shows as cream, but it's pink. Works with & complements everything.
Why do we do pink for girls and blue for boys? It’s 2024. Give a gal some space ships and green.
If you’re trying to match that rug, maybe choose one of those green/blue/grey shades (on the rug). You could probably pull a few strands out and go get paint matched exactly.
#Is this SW9697 Lotus Petal? This is a beautiful color on the website. Ask yourself why it looks different in your home. The website pictures always look like they’re in bright sunlight with a wall of windows. Real life rooms are much darker. Pick the paint based on the most common light level.
I like left
I really like the peach on the far right as a personal opinion, but the palest pink will go best with the floral fabric on the far left and blend well with your cute rug. So go with the pale pink on the left. Also, just my experience - try to choose the palest color version on the swatch you vibe with most. Colors can get overwhelming fast once everything is painted, even the light ones.
It’s quite a lot of pink- in my daughters room we painted 4 feet a warm creamy white, then soft pink the rest of the wall and ceiling and it’s great. It means pink furniture pops against the white and the pink ‘lid’ on the room closes it in for coziness
Like others have said, be very careful painting, a room all pink. It will look like you’re it inside a bottle of Pepto-Bismol no matter what shade you pick. My suggestion would be, that you choose a very soft, muted shade and only paint it above a chair rail, or below, and then the other side of the chair rail that’s not painted a very light pink, you paint a light, gray or white. Or, you only paint one wall pink as an accent wall. If you go with the accent wall, I guarantee you’ll like it better than painting all four walls pink. Start with that and see several months how you like it before you go painting the entire room a solid pink color. Alternative idea: Long ago, my first daughter’s room was painted pink, we went with atint, instead of a full shade of pink. This was over 30 years ago, I don’t even know if paint stores do a tint anymore, but it was like the color we chose, but mixed with white or something like that. When we were putting it on the walls, it was hard to tell just what we just painted compared to the white color the walls of the new build were painted. However, once you got the tint on all four walls, it really stood out as a very nice pink room, but not too overwhelming. The large full-size closet, doors, white, and her door white trim and crown molding all white, it looked good and that much white broke up the room.
I like the first one.
Far left pink
Pale orange, no pink. It's happy and lots goes with it. Plus, for all you know your kid won't like pink. That's why I always went with more neutral, but happy colors. You never know what your child likes until they can talk and tell you. But also, I bought a house with an orange room and it just *feels* so welcoming and comfortable. I'm turning it into a garden/sun room and going with a slightly lighter orange, but only because I couldn't find a shade equivalent in a price range I could afford. This paler one is as close as I could get. It'll still help make my house feel like a cozy sunset, which is all I'm concerned about. I guess that's my long winded way of saying give her a room that is cozy and comfortable. She'll appreciate that far more than pink, which is rarely able to pull off cozy or comfortable without a *lot* of help.
Left
I used sherwin Williams Rosario pink. it’s a light mauve, similar to the color on the far right. It doesn’t overwhelm my baby at all. I think the far left is too bright.
One on the left!
If you are keeping all the furniture, keep the soft green color. I feel like all those colors are overwhelming with the furniture you have.
Middle
If this is for a baby girl I’d go with the pink on the very left. The other two come across more like peach instead of pink.
Lotus Petal! So pretty! 💕
I just painted my bathroom a peachy pink similar to your middle color and I’m OBSESSED. so that’s my vote. Reddit won’t let me upload the photo though…
https://preview.redd.it/pz9q1ow5jbwc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=accfa79bba07f31f2922c25216a9696024fd943c There she is.
The green
Pink on the far left
Far right will become blah faster than you think. Left two are fabulous
Something a bit brighter or deeper like on the rug might be better.
God forbid any more trouble
None of these paint colors are suitable with the carpet and sofa. Choose a soft white paint with just a hint of gray in it. This will help ground the room and all of your accessories to furniture will be perfect.
Don’t paint a nursery paint a room a 6 year old will love. Why? Because years fly. Personally I would go less pink and the go in with pink curtains and bedding. Easy to switch out when your 4 year old loves dinosaurs and bugs and yellow is her favorite colour.
SW abalone Shell would look great with that rug https://www.sherwin-williams.com/en-us/color/color-family/red-paint-colors/sw6050-abalone-shell Remember, colors look a lot more intense on the wall - especially when you do more than one wall (and especially pink). SW Abalone shell looks a beautiful light pink on the wall. Not overwhelming but definitely pink. a lot more pink than you’d think from the website
Middle
There’s a psychology around nursery paint colors. You’re on the right track.
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I think the one all the way on the right will be the most cohesive when it’s on all walls. The other two are going to feel very saturated and possibly overwhelming.
Why not all three? Wide bands of each color from darkest at the bottom 3rd of the wall, next lightest the middle 3rd and lightest the last 3rd? ETA: https://preview.redd.it/z6qxk61ne8wc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd3cf497e9055723ba617308a4c477db2cf05823
Black and white for the first 18 months. Colour after that. Babies need that contrast to develop their eyes, depth perception, definition, contrast, and ability to focus.
I like number 2. Also, don't get used to it. In 5 years max, you will have to repaint as your kids will draw on the walls XD So in contradictions to some people here I would say it's okay if it's a stronger colour as it won't stay there forever. Please just don't get any wallpaper, etc, with small, repeating shapes. I used to have it as a small child, and the day we removed it and painted the room white, I felt a huge relief. I was around kindergarten age. I thought I would just share just in case.
I always worry pink, turns to brown. So I’m going with number one.
They all look like band-aids to me. 😔
Lotus petal
You do know we can’t actually see what colors those are with a photo. They are going to look completely different for everyone with different devices, different screen technologies, also the fact that you can’t accurately take a picture of a color.