Misted Rose
What Misted Rose Actually Looks Like
Misted Rose reads as a soft, mid-tone pink with real warmth behind it. It is not a pale blush that fades into beige and it is not an assertive coral. In person it sits comfortably in the light-pink family while holding enough saturation to read as a deliberate color choice rather than an accidental off-white.
Misted Rose Undertones
The dominant undertone is red, and it is consistent. Unlike some pinks that shift greener or more lavender depending on the room, Misted Rose holds its warm red character across different exposures. That undertone gets amplified by adjacent surfaces. Bright natural light pulls it redder. Warm wood floors or trim with any yellow or orange in them will echo the warmth back into the room. In lower light it settles into a softer, dustier pink rather than going cool or gray.
Where Misted Rose Works Best
This color is available for interior use. It works across whole rooms rather than as an accent only, and it is light enough to carry onto trim or the ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Bedrooms and nurseries are natural fits because the tone is flattering and calm. Living spaces with good daylight also handle it well, though you should test a large sample in bright rooms first since strong natural light will intensify the red undertone noticeably.
Where to put Misted Rose
Misted Rose does real work in a bedroom. The warm red undertone creates a flattering light that reads restful without being cold. Use it on all four walls and carry it onto the ceiling for a cocooning effect, or keep the ceiling a warm white to give the room more height while staying in the same tonal family.
The color is light enough to keep a nursery feeling airy but warm enough to avoid the clinical edge some pale pinks have. It bounces daylight around the room well, which matters in smaller spaces. Stick with a low-sheen finish to make touch-up easier over time.
In a sunny living room the red undertone will intensify, so test a large sample before committing. In a room with filtered or north-facing light it stays in softer pink territory. Either way it brings warmth to a social space without the heaviness of a deeper tone.
Because the LRV sits in a mid-light range, Misted Rose can carry onto trim and ceiling for a seamless, enveloping look. This works especially well in bedrooms and nurseries where you want the architecture to recede and the overall room tone to feel unified.
What to Pair With Misted Rose
No coordinating colors are listed in our database for Misted Rose 1339 at this time. In general, this color pairs well with warm whites on trim, soft greens, dusty mauves, and natural wood tones that complement rather than fight its red base.
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Colors that clash with Misted Rose
Cool or blue-gray trim pulls against the warm red undertone in Misted Rose and the two colors can look like they are disagreeing rather than coordinating. The contrast reads unresolved rather than intentional.
In rooms with intense south or west-facing light the red undertone intensifies noticeably. What looks like a soft pink in the store can read more assertively rosy on a bright afternoon.
A high-gloss finish on a warm pink amplifies the depth of the undertone and makes the color read more saturated and intense than the chip suggests.
Common questions
The precise LRV is 54.03, which places it in the middle of the lightness scale. It is not a near-white and it is not a deep tone. You will see it clearly as a color on the wall, but it still bounces enough light around a room to keep smaller spaces from feeling closed in.
The Benjamin Moore code is 1339. The hex and RGB values render in the color swatch fields on this page.
Yes. It is light enough to carry onto the ceiling without the room feeling heavy. Painting the ceiling the same color as the walls creates a soft, enveloping look that works especially well in bedrooms and nurseries.
Both sit in the warm red-leaning pink family with similar undertone character. In the Pink reads slightly lighter on the wall, so if you want a touch more airiness, that is the direction to test. If you want a slightly more present pink, Misted Rose is the one to try.
The red undertone is consistent across exposures in general, but strong direct natural light in south or west-facing rooms will intensify it. In lower or north-facing light it settles into a softer dusty pink rather than going cool. Always test a large sample in your actual room through different times of day.