Pink Beach
230C-3 · #FABBAC · LRV 59 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Pink Beach59
- 4Romance66
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Pink Beach, Really?
Pink Beach reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 230C-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pink Beach
Pink Beach 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 Pink Beach
At LRV 59, Pink Beach 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 Pink Beach 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 230C-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 | Inner ChildSW 6877 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.6 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Canopy010 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Crushed Grapefruit8001-13C · Valspar | 1.2 | 57 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sweet ShebaPPG1194-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Coral Flower21YR 57/250 · Glidden | 2.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lite Coral106-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Pink Beach 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 #FABBAC in HSL space. Pair Pink Beach with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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