Pink Flamingo (SW 0080)
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Pink Flamingo (SW 0080) is a deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pink Flamingo
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Pink Flamingo by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Pink Flamingo, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Cinco de Mayo | 1286 | 23.7 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Rose Chintz | 140D-5 | 26.2 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Playful Pink | 2001-3B | 24 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Mexican Chile | 1186-5 | 26 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Pink Flamingo (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Pink Flamingo
Darker than Pink Flamingo
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0080 |
| Hex | #CD717B |
| RGB | 205, 113, 123 |
| HSL | 353°, 48%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.3, 37.2, 10.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pink Flamingo (SW 0080), published as #CD717B
#BE6879
#DD7A7B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pink Flamingo (SW 0080)?
- Pink Flamingo has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pink Flamingo is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pink Flamingo in another brand?
- Mexican Chile (PPG 1186-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Pink Flamingo warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Pink Flamingo as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.