Sweet Pastel (Behr MQ3-39)
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Sweet Pastel (Behr MQ3-39) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 62.5, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Pastel
Four Behr colors picked for Sweet Pastel 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 Sweet Pastel, 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 | Peach Blossom | SW 6624 | 68 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Careless Whispers | 1214 | 58.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Special Peach | 2004-6B | 63 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Tantalizing Tan | 1070-3 | 59 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Sweet Pastel (LRV 62.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Pastel
Darker than Sweet Pastel
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ3-39 |
| Hex | #EDC8B1 |
| RGB | 237, 200, 177 |
| HSL | 23°, 63%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.2, 9.7, 16.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Pastel (Behr MQ3-39), published as #EDC8B1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Pastel (Behr MQ3-39)?
- Sweet Pastel has an LRV of 62.5 (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 Pastel is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Pastel in another brand?
- Special Peach (Valspar 2004-6B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Pastel warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sweet Pastel as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.4; 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.