Cotton Candy (SW 9692)
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Cotton Candy (SW 9692) is a light, neutral pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cotton Candy
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cotton Candy 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 Cotton Candy, 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 | Wispy Pink | 2005-70 | 78.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Cupid Arrow | 100C-1 | 79.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Soft Stone | 7001-3 | 80 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gaiety | 1184-1 | 80 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Cotton Candy (LRV 77) by LRV.
Darker than Cotton Candy
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9692 |
| Hex | #F2E0DF |
| RGB | 242, 224, 223 |
| HSL | 3°, 42%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.6, 6.0, 2.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cotton Candy (SW 9692), published as #F2E0DF
#E0D6DD
#FFEADF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cotton Candy (SW 9692)?
- Cotton Candy has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cotton Candy is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cotton Candy in another brand?
- Cupid Arrow (Behr 100C-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cotton Candy warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cotton Candy as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.7; 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.