Soft Pink (Valspar 1008-8B)
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Soft Pink (Valspar 1008-8B) is a medium, warm pink from Valspar: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Pink
Four Valspar colors picked for Soft Pink 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 Soft Pink, 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 | Rose Colored | SW 6303 | 52 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Camellia Pink | 2093-50 | 56 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Tea Room | S150-2 | 51.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rose Hip | 1055-3 | 53 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Soft Pink (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Pink
Darker than Soft Pink
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1008-8B |
| Hex | #DFBBB8 |
| RGB | 223, 187, 184 |
| HSL | 5°, 38%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.9, 12.4, 6.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Pink (Valspar 1008-8B), published as #DFBBB8
#CEB1B6
#F0C5B8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Pink (Valspar 1008-8B)?
- Soft Pink has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Pink is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Pink in another brand?
- Rose Hip (PPG 1055-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Pink warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Soft Pink as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.3; 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.