Sweet Sixteen (Valspar 1006-2A)
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Sweet Sixteen (Valspar 1006-2A) is a medium, warm pink from Valspar: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Sixteen
Four Valspar colors picked for Sweet Sixteen by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sweet Sixteen, 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 | Amaryllis | SW 6591 | 41 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Bubble Bath | 1326 | 48.7 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Candy Coated | 120B-5 | 46.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Brandywine | 1183-4 | 44 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Sweet Sixteen (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Sixteen
Darker than Sweet Sixteen
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1006-2A |
| Hex | #F29FAB |
| RGB | 242, 159, 171 |
| HSL | 351°, 76%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.9, 32.4, 6.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Sixteen (Valspar 1006-2A), published as #F29FAB
#E295A9
#FFA9AB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Sixteen (Valspar 1006-2A)?
- Sweet Sixteen has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Sixteen is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Sixteen in another brand?
- Candy Coated (Behr 120B-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Sixteen warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sweet Sixteen as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.6; 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.