Antique Pearl
210E-2 · #EFD9D9 · LRV 73 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 2Romance66
- 3Antique Pearl73
- 4Pink Bliss82
- 5Ballerina Gown87
What Color Is Antique Pearl, Really?
Antique Pearl reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 210E-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Antique Pearl
Antique Pearl is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Antique Pearl
At LRV 73, Antique Pearl is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Antique Pearl are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 210E-2 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | AlyssumSW 6589 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Playful Pink2093-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Awe8002-9A · Valspar | 2.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lover's KnotPPG1186-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.4 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sweet BiancaPPG1049-2 · Glidden | 1.4 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Hartz Galore302-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Antique Pearl within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #EFD9D9 in HSL space. Pair Antique Pearl with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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