well, it depends on the pink you're looking for. peachy, true pink, grayed down, etc. sounds like you want a true pink, so i suggest rosemist (a bit toward purple), or silky smooth (a lovely more subdued pink), or yours truly, which is more straight up pink. I used raindrops on roses, which is a great compromise between purple and pink.

i did find that these colors are very liable to be too bright. it took me i think three trys to get what i wanted. err toward the palest shade on the strip. of course the paint shop can help.

HTH

In the new Martha Stewart colors at home depot, there's a pink called Ballet Slipper Pink. It is exactly the color of a ballet slipper.

There's another pink that is similar, but lighter in value called Slipper 8358 and that pink was from the OLD Martha Stewart colors from Sherwin Williams. Gorgeously soft and sophisticated.

Given the right light, you could use these two pinks together in the same room - ballet on walls 8358 on ceiling, trim, doors, etc. 8358 would "cut" well too - like 50% or 30%.

Those are two of my favorite pinks regular brand. Ellen Kennon's "Seven's Pink" is another favorite if you're looking to go full spectrum.

You can find decent, good pinks in the Ben Moore palettes, but none of them are anything special IMO. Pretty but average.

srg...thanks for starting this thread...I will eventually need a pale pink for my kitchen, so this is very helpful.

That Ballet Slipper Pink sounds wonderful. :-)

I just did my daughter's room in Ralph Lauren's French Pink, and it's a bit Barbie, to be honest. She's happy, but I'm not convinced that a lighter shade wouldn't have been better.

Funcolors a slight side track- who cuts the paint by 50%? HD? or does the consumer need to buy a second gallon and mix it 50-50 themselves.?
and is the old numbered MS pink paint available at HD? or just ask for them to mix by number?
The ballet pink sound wonderful I ahve long loved the color of ballet slippers!

We used an old Martha color called Rose Tinted White in our bedroom at the summer house. It was a very soft pink, not too pastel. The closest Ben Moore match is called Woodland Snow.

Forgot to add the pic...

I inherited a partial can of SW Bella Pink (6596) and it is really the perfect shabby pink. I have redone some cute wooden shelves for my booth in it (today in fact) and I love it. I have always had a very tough time finding JUST the right pink whenever I have gone looking for it.

Funcolors a slight side track- who cuts the paint by 50%? HD? or does the consumer need to buy a second gallon and mix it 50-50 themselves.?
and is the old numbered MS pink paint available at HD? or just ask for them to mix by number?
The ballet pink sound wonderful I ahve long loved the color of ballet slippers!

Well, as several emails have reminded me today !!! I usually frown upon cutting formulas. I just recorded a "Burst of Color" mini-podcast in which I said don't cut formulas. Apparently that was not lost on a the listeners who also read here. :)

So, to clarify... some paint colors do 'cut' more gracefully and predictably than others. Slipper from SW is one of those colors.

If you cut it yourself using white, you have to take into consideration the "color" of the white you are using. What colorants are in THAT can of paint to make it THAT white -- and how will those colorants affect the can of Slipper?

Can try it with a small amount first, but to do that you're committed to buying quantity unless you want to try with samples - a lot of unpredictability comes with this choice.

Plus, you have to figure out how much paint you need for the project. Mixing two gallons together is not a big deal -- unless one gallon is all that's need for the entire project. Ending up with a whole gallon left over is not a good thing.

So, Slipper from Sherwin Williams is probably best 'cut' in terms of formula/colorant at the paint store.

Ballet Slipper Pink from the Home Depot is #MSL033. Slipper from SW is #8358. Home Depot could probably mix #8358 and cut it. In general it's an easy color and I would think HD could handle it.

We painted my daughter's room a very pale pink too. I remember selecting the palest pink from pottery barn kids, which is Benjamin Moore paints. I gave the pottery barn color card to my painters. They use Sherwin Williams and matched it. The color on the SW paint can is "I'm Pretty."