Sweet Tart (Behr M160-3)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Sweet Tart (Behr M160-3) is a medium, warm pink from Behr: LRV 50.6, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Tart
Four Behr colors picked for Sweet Tart by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 Tart, 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 | Youthful Coral | SW 6604 | 52 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Brighton Rock Candy | 1291 | 50.4 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Peach Punch | 1008-2A | 54 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Soft Salmon | 1190-4 | 49 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | M160-3 |
| Hex | #EAAEA9 |
| RGB | 234, 174, 169 |
| HSL | 5°, 61%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.5, 21.2, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Tart (Behr M160-3), published as #EAAEA9
#DAA4A7
#FBB8A9
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Behr
More from Behr
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Tart (Behr M160-3)?
- Sweet Tart has an LRV of 50.6 (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 Tart is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Tart in another brand?
- Youthful Coral (SW 6604) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Sweet Tart warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sweet Tart as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.