Pink Wink (Valspar 1006-2C)
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Pink Wink (Valspar 1006-2C) is a very light, warm pink from Valspar: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pink Wink
Four Valspar colors picked for Pink Wink 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 Pink Wink, 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 | Cotton Candy | SW 9692 | 77 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Powder Pink | 2009-70 | 80.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Silk Sheets | 150A-1 | 80.4 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pink Chablis | 1064-2 | 76 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Pink Wink (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Pink Wink
Darker than Pink Wink
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1006-2C |
| Hex | #F9E3DE |
| RGB | 249, 227, 222 |
| HSL | 11°, 69%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.8, 6.7, 5.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pink Wink (Valspar 1006-2C), published as #F9E3DE
#E8D9DC
#FFEDDE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pink Wink (Valspar 1006-2C)?
- Pink Wink has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pink Wink is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Pink Wink in another brand?
- Silk Sheets (Behr 150A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pink Wink warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Pink Wink as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.2; 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.