Coral Confection
270C-3 · #FFC4AB · LRV 64 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Coral Confection64
- 4Naive Peach69
- 5Juno Peach74
What Color Is Coral Confection, Really?
Coral Confection reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 270C-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Coral Confection
Coral Confection 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Coral Confection
At LRV 64, Coral Confection 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 Coral Confection 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 270C-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 | Cosmetic PeachSW 6618 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sanibel Peach072 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Coral WispV046-2 · Valspar | 2.9 | 65.3 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peach Crayon60YR 65/196 · Glidden | 3.7 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lite Coral106-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.7 | 62 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Sweet As A PeachHGSW 1096 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Coral Confection 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 #FFC4AB in HSL space. Pair Coral Confection with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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