Uptown Girl (Behr MQ5-33)
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Uptown Girl (Behr MQ5-33) is a deep, cool pink from Behr: LRV 31.3, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Uptown Girl
Four Behr colors picked for Uptown Girl 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 Uptown Girl, 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 | Radiant Lilac | SW 0074 | 28 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Iris Bliss | 1383 | 34.5 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Sweet Purple | 1003-7C | 28 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pale Plum | 1177-5 | 28 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr pink colors nearest to Uptown Girl (LRV 31.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Uptown Girl
Darker than Uptown Girl
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ5-33 |
| Hex | #A791A8 |
| RGB | 167, 145, 168 |
| HSL | 297°, 12%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.8, 12.4, -9.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Uptown Girl (Behr MQ5-33), published as #A791A8
#9688A6
#B89AA8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Uptown Girl (Behr MQ5-33)?
- Uptown Girl has an LRV of 31.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Uptown Girl is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Uptown Girl in another brand?
- Iris Bliss (BM 1383) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.4 (noticeably different).
- Is Uptown Girl warm or cool?
- Behr lists Uptown Girl as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.0; 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.