Cool Pink
100C-2 · #EACDEA · LRV 67 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Cool Pink67
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Cool Pink, Really?
Cool Pink reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 100C-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cool Pink
Cool Pink 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 Cool Pink
At LRV 67, Cool Pink 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 Cool Pink 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 100C-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 | Vanity PinkSW 6976 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.0 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bunny Nose Pink2074-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pink PonyV002-1 · Valspar | 3.0 | 67.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sonora RosePPG1251-3 · PPG / Glidden | 4.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sonora RosePPG1251-3 · Glidden | 4.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pixie146-2DB · Dutch Boy | 4.1 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Cool Pink 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 #EACDEA in HSL space. Pair Cool Pink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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