Blushing Apricot (Behr 200A-3)
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Blushing Apricot (Behr 200A-3) is a medium, warm orange from Behr: LRV 59.3, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blushing Apricot
Four Behr colors picked for Blushing Apricot 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 Blushing Apricot, 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 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Vivid Peach | 025 | 53.7 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Simply Coral | 2001-2A | 53 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sweet Sheba | 1194-4 | 56 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr orange colors nearest to Blushing Apricot (LRV 59.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Blushing Apricot
Darker than Blushing Apricot
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 200A-3 |
| Hex | #FBBCA7 |
| RGB | 251, 188, 167 |
| HSL | 15°, 91%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.4, 19.9, 19.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blushing Apricot (Behr 200A-3), published as #FBBCA7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blushing Apricot (Behr 200A-3)?
- Blushing Apricot has an LRV of 59.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blushing Apricot is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Blushing Apricot in another brand?
- Vivid Peach (BM 025) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Blushing Apricot warm or cool?
- Behr lists Blushing Apricot as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.5; 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.