Chenille
700A-2 · #E2D1D6 · LRV 67 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Chenille67
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Chenille, Really?
Chenille reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 700A-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Chenille
Chenille 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 Chenille
At LRV 67, Chenille 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 Chenille 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 700A-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 | RosebudSW 6288 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.2 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Orleans Violet1374 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Blush of Hyacinth8003-2A · Valspar | 1.3 | 68 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Santolina BloomsPPG1045-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 66 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Santolina BloomsPPG1045-3 · Glidden | 0.8 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Mauve Tint347-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Chenille 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 #E2D1D6 in HSL space. Pair Chenille with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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