Pink Sea Salt (Behr M190-1)

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Pink Sea Salt (Behr M190-1) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pink Sea Salt
Four Behr colors picked for Pink Sea Salt by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Pink Sea Salt, 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 | Blushing | SW 6617 | 68 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunlit Coral | 2170-60 | 74.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Morning Glow | 2002-8C | 69 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Melon Ice | 1196-2 | 73 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Pink Sea Salt (LRV 74 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Pink Sea Salt
Darker than Pink Sea Salt
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | M190-1 |
| Hex | #F6DACB |
| RGB | 246, 218, 203 |
| HSL | 21°, 70%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.0, 7.3, 10.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pink Sea Salt (Behr M190-1), published as #F6DACB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pink Sea Salt (Behr M190-1)?
- Pink Sea Salt has an LRV of 74 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pink Sea Salt is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pink Sea Salt in another brand?
- Sunlit Coral (BM 2170-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pink Sea Salt warm or cool?
- Behr lists Pink Sea Salt as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.9; 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.