Pink Elephant
M170-1 · #F5D5CC · LRV 71 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 2Romance66
- 3Pink Elephant71
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Pink Elephant, Really?
Pink Elephant reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr M170-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pink Elephant
Pink Elephant 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 Elephant
At LRV 71, Pink Elephant 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 Elephant 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 M170-1 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 | Comical CoralSW 6876 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | East Lake Rose043 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Fleecy DreamsP081 · Valspar | 0.7 | 71.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lady Pink1187-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sweet Clover60YR 69/135 · Glidden | 1.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Petunia Pink204-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Pink Elephant 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 #F5D5CC in HSL space. Pair Pink Elephant with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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