Cranapple Cream
S140-2 · #E6C4C5 · LRV 60 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Cranapple Cream60
- 4Romance66
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Cranapple Cream, Really?
Cranapple Cream reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr S140-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cranapple Cream
Cranapple Cream 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 Cranapple Cream
At LRV 60, Cranapple Cream 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 Cranapple Cream 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 S140-2 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 | LoveableSW 6590 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Rose Lace1254 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pocketful of PromiseV078-2 · Valspar | 2.8 | 62.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Powdered PetalsPPG1053-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Powdered PetalsPPG1053-3 · Glidden | 2.2 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Chipped Teacup303-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Cranapple Cream 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 #E6C4C5 in HSL space. Pair Cranapple Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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