Blushing Apricot
200A-3 · #FFACB5 · LRV 54 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Retro Pink38
- 2Vintage Tea Rose47
- 3Blushing Apricot54
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Blushing Apricot, Really?
Blushing Apricot reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 200A-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blushing Apricot
Blushing Apricot 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 Blushing Apricot
At LRV 54, Blushing Apricot 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 Blushing Apricot 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 200A-3 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 | HopefulSW 6597 · Sherwin-Williams | 5.0 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Full Bloom2001-50 · Benjamin Moore | 2.7 | 54 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sweet CarolineV005-2 · Valspar | 2.3 | 53.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Powder RosePPG1184-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.4 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pink Flamingo78RR 54/274 · Glidden | 1.8 | 54 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Sweety PinkHGSW 1066 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 5.0 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Blushing Apricot 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 #FFACB5 in HSL space. Pair Blushing Apricot with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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