Fresco Cream
250C-3 · #FFC1AC · LRV 62 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Fresco Cream62
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Fresco Cream, Really?
Fresco Cream reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 250C-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fresco Cream
Fresco 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 Fresco Cream
At LRV 62, Fresco 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 Fresco 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 250C-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 | 3.1 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Phoenix Sand017 · Benjamin Moore | 2.2 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mermaid CheeksP042 · Valspar | 1.9 | 63.4 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peach Medley61YR 60/282 · Glidden | 3.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lite Coral106-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Sweet As A PeachHGSW 1096 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 3.1 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Fresco 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 #FFC1AC in HSL space. Pair Fresco Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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