Sweet Apricot (Behr 220A-3)
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Sweet Apricot (Behr 220A-3) is a light, warm orange from Behr: LRV 61.2, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Apricot
Four Behr colors picked for Sweet 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 Sweet 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 | Certain Peach | SW 6625 | 58 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Amber Winds | 073 | 56.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Tropical Breeze | 2002-2A | 65 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Crab Bisque | 1195-4 | 54 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr orange colors nearest to Sweet Apricot (LRV 61.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Apricot
Darker than Sweet Apricot
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 220A-3 |
| Hex | #FCC0A6 |
| RGB | 252, 192, 166 |
| HSL | 18°, 93%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.5, 18.1, 21.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Apricot (Behr 220A-3), published as #FCC0A6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Apricot (Behr 220A-3)?
- Sweet Apricot has an LRV of 61.2 (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 Apricot is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Apricot in another brand?
- Amber Winds (BM 073) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Sweet Apricot warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sweet Apricot as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.5; 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.