Pale Coral
PPU3-07 · #F0D0B5 · LRV 67 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Venetian Plaster42
- 2Colonial Yellow59
- 3Pale Coral67
- 4Juno Peach74
What Color Is Pale Coral, Really?
Pale Coral reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPU3-07 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Coral
Pale Coral 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 Pale Coral
At LRV 67, Pale Coral is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Pale Coral 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 PPU3-07 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 | CreamerySW 6358 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Melon Cup101 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Bread Basket3002-8B · Valspar | 1.3 | 65.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Peach DarlingPPG1201-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Venus Star00YY 65/189 · Glidden | 1.0 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wintered Peach208-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.7 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Pale Coral 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 #F0D0B5 in HSL space. Pair Pale Coral with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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