Blush Beige
170E-2 · #E9CCD7 · LRV 65 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Abalone Shell60
- 3Blush Beige65
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Blush Beige, Really?
Blush Beige reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 170E-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blush Beige
Blush Beige 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 Blush Beige
At LRV 65, Blush Beige is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Blush Beige 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 170E-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 | Panache PinkSW 6848 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Misty Rose1360 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Dreamy Memory1004-4B · Valspar | 2.6 | 63.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pink PailPPG1050-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pink PailPPG1050-2 · Glidden | 2.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Cooled Pink247-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Blush Beige 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 #E9CCD7 in HSL space. Pair Blush Beige with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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