Fading Rose
Fading Rose is a Red paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. It appears in Living Well, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
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55.15
Fading Rose's Color Strip
Fading Rose is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Demure and Rose Embroidery. The strip spans from Demure at the lightest end to Burgundy at the deepest. As part of strip 110, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Fading Rose in Rooms
Follow Fading Rose from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Home Office Photo
Viewed across 1 home office image in a focused room balancing work, concentration and comfort, Fading Rose (6296) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 55.1 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Sherwin-Williams Fading Rose in a neutral home office
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1 Dining Room Photo
Fading Rose (6296) moves through 1 dining room image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Fading Rose paint in a rustic modern dining room
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1 Bathroom Photo
Fading Rose (6296) can change noticeably under window light, mirrors and focused task lighting. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Fading Rose — earthy bathroom
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1 Front Door Photo
1 front door image trace Fading Rose (6296) through the threshold between the street and the interior. Its place within Living Well hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
rustic modern front door featuring Fading Rose by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
The 1 bedroom image turn a red swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
A art deco bedroom painted in Fading Rose
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1 House Photo
Viewed across 1 house image in an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky, Fading Rose (6296) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 55.1 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Fading Rose color — aesthetic house inspiration
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 mudroom image trace Fading Rose (6296) through the daily movement of arrivals, departures and changing weather. Its place within Living Well hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Fading Rose paint in a cottagecore mudroom
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1 Kitchen Photo
Fading Rose (6296) can change noticeably under daylight, task lighting and evening pendants. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Fading Rose — industrial kitchen
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1 Living Room Photo
The room’s shift from daytime energy to evening calm can draw different notes from Fading Rose (6296). The pink hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A contemporary living room painted in Fading Rose
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1 Patio Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Fading Rose (6296) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
rustic modern patio featuring Fading Rose by Sherwin-Williams
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Coordinating Colors
Ibis White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Fading Rose encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Shell White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 32, Fading Rose is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Ibis White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Fading Rose encloses it.
Similar Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Fading Rose the marginally brighter of the two.
Fading Rose reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Fading Rose the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Fading Rose the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (65 vs 55) makes Rose Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
Irresistible reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Rosebud the marginally brighter of the two.
Rosy Outlook reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Panache Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 73 vs 55, Mountain Air is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Fading Rose reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 16), opening up a space where Riverway encloses it.
Glass Bead reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 55), opening up a space where Fading Rose encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 29, Fading Rose is decisively the brighter choice.
Fading Rose reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 35), opening up a space where Calico encloses it.
Lighter Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Rosebud the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 55, Rosily is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 55, Demure is decisively the brighter choice.
Anemone reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 55), opening up a space where Fading Rose encloses it.
Darker Colors
At LRV 55 vs 39, Fading Rose is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This warm midtone rose carries whispers of dusty mauve and nostalgia, evoking the soft petals of heirloom blooms in an afternoon light. Perfect for creating an intimate, graceful atmosphere in bedrooms or dining rooms, it pairs beautifully with cream, soft gold, and weathered wood accents.