Soft Pink (Behr 190A-1)
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Soft Pink (Behr 190A-1) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 81.5, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Pink
Four Behr colors picked for Soft Pink by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Soft Pink, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Lotus Petal | SW 9697 | 77 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Cloud | 887 | 80.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Apricot Ice | 2001-2C | 80 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Flamingo Peach | 1193-2 | 79 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Soft Pink (LRV 81.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Pink
Darker than Soft Pink
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 190A-1 |
| Hex | #FAE5DC |
| RGB | 250, 229, 220 |
| HSL | 18°, 75%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, 5.7, 7.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Pink (Behr 190A-1), published as #FAE5DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Pink (Behr 190A-1)?
- Soft Pink has an LRV of 81.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Pink is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Pink in another brand?
- Apricot Ice (Valspar 2001-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Pink warm or cool?
- Behr lists Soft Pink as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.