Blushing (SW 6617)
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Blushing (SW 6617) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blushing
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Blushing by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Blushing, 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 | Precocious | 051 | 64.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Shrimp Toast | 220E-2 | 66.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Morning Glow | 2002-8C | 69 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pale Coral | 1063-3 | 68 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Blushing (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Blushing
Darker than Blushing
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6617 |
| Hex | #F0D1C3 |
| RGB | 240, 209, 195 |
| HSL | 19°, 60%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.0, 8.6, 10.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blushing (SW 6617), published as #F0D1C3
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#FFDBC3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blushing (SW 6617)?
- Blushing has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blushing is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blushing in another brand?
- Shrimp Toast (Behr 220E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blushing warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Blushing 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: 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.