High Maintenance
P120-3 · #D88CB5 · LRV 37 — warm magenta tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Blue Nova17
- 2Gothic Purple24
- 3High Maintenance37
- 4French Lilac56
- 5Lavender Mist63
What Color Is High Maintenance, Really?
High Maintenance reads as a warm magenta tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr P120-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for High Maintenance
High Maintenance is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes High Maintenance
High Maintenance sits in the mid-range at LRV 37, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about High Maintenance 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 P120-3 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 | Vivacious PinkSW 6850 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.7 | 36 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Paradise Pink2078-40 · Benjamin Moore | 4.0 | 36 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Double BubbleV004-2 · Valspar | 4.6 | 38.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Moorland HeatherPPG1251-5 · PPG / Glidden | 4.4 | 38 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Raspberry Pink21RR 36/354 · Glidden | 2.1 | 36 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Budding Blooms147-5DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 39 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to High Maintenance 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 #D88CB5 in HSL space. Pair High Maintenance with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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