Baby Blush (Valspar 1008-2C)
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Baby Blush (Valspar 1008-2C) is a light, warm pink from Valspar: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Baby Blush
Four Valspar colors picked for Baby Blush 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 Baby Blush, 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 | Alyssum | SW 6589 | 71 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Ballet Slippers | 1331 | 72.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Coy Pink | 140A-2 | 75.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Frosted Tulip | 1188-2 | 74 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Baby Blush (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Baby Blush
Darker than Baby Blush
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1008-2C |
| Hex | #FADAD7 |
| RGB | 250, 218, 215 |
| HSL | 5°, 78%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, 10.6, 5.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Baby Blush (Valspar 1008-2C), published as #FADAD7
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#FFE4D7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Baby Blush (Valspar 1008-2C)?
- Baby Blush has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Baby Blush is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Baby Blush in another brand?
- Coy Pink (Behr 140A-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Baby Blush warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Baby Blush as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.6; 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.