Sweet Nectar (Behr 190C-3)
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Sweet Nectar (Behr 190C-3) is a medium, warm orange from Behr: LRV 59.8, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Nectar
Four Behr colors picked for Sweet Nectar by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Sweet Nectar, 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 | Jovial | SW 6611 | 56 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Canopy | 010 | 58.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Salmon Bisque | 2003-4B | 63 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sweet Sheba | 1194-4 | 56 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr orange colors nearest to Sweet Nectar (LRV 59.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Nectar
Darker than Sweet Nectar
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 190C-3 |
| Hex | #FABDAF |
| RGB | 250, 189, 175 |
| HSL | 11°, 88%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.7, 20.0, 15.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Nectar (Behr 190C-3), published as #FABDAF
#EAB3AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Nectar (Behr 190C-3)?
- Sweet Nectar has an LRV of 59.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Nectar is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Nectar in another brand?
- Pink Canopy (BM 010) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Nectar warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sweet Nectar as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.6; 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.