Delightful (SW 6289)
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Delightful (SW 6289) is a medium, neutral pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Delightful
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Delightful by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 Delightful, 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 | Kept Love Letters | CSP-425 | 53.5 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Candlelight Dinner | S120-3 | 49.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Lindsey Lilac | 1002-8A | 48 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Nostalgia | 1049-3 | 52 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Delightful (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Delightful
Darker than Delightful
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6289 |
| Hex | #D2B6BE |
| RGB | 210, 182, 190 |
| HSL | 343°, 24%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.6, 11.4, -0.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Delightful (SW 6289), published as #D2B6BE
#C1ACBC
#E3C0BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Delightful (SW 6289)?
- Delightful has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Delightful is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Delightful in another brand?
- Candlelight Dinner (Behr S120-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Delightful warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Delightful as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.3; 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.