Salmon Tint
200E-2 · #F4CAD0 · LRV 66 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Salmon Tint66
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Salmon Tint, Really?
Salmon Tint reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 200E-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Salmon Tint
Salmon Tint 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 Salmon Tint
At LRV 66, Salmon Tint 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 Salmon Tint 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 200E-2 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 | Reverie PinkSW 6856 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Unspoken Love1269 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cat Nose8001-9B · Valspar | 1.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pleasing PinkPPG1184-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pinky SwearPPG1186-2 · Glidden | 2.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blushed Pink103-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Salmon Tint 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 #F4CAD0 in HSL space. Pair Salmon Tint with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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