Carnation Festival (Behr HDC-AC-28A)
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Carnation Festival (Behr HDC-AC-28A) is a very deep, neutral red from Behr: LRV 14.2, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Carnation Festival
Four Behr colors picked for Carnation Festival by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Carnation Festival, 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 | Grandeur Plum | SW 6565 | 14 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Fashion Rose | 1356 | 17 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Plumberry | 1004-3A | 13 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cabernet | 1049-6 | 14 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr red colors nearest to Carnation Festival (LRV 14.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Carnation Festival
Darker than Carnation Festival
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-AC-28A |
| Hex | #915870 |
| RGB | 145, 88, 112 |
| HSL | 335°, 24%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.5, 27.0, -3.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Carnation Festival (Behr HDC-AC-28A), published as #915870
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Carnation Festival (Behr HDC-AC-28A)?
- Carnation Festival has an LRV of 14.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Carnation Festival is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Carnation Festival in another brand?
- Grandeur Plum (SW 6565) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Carnation Festival warm or cool?
- Behr lists Carnation Festival as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.6; 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.