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Shrimp Cocktail

270C-2 · #FFD4C4 · LRV 72 · warm red tone

270C-2 · #FFD4C4 · LRV 72 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Shrimp CocktailBehr · 270C-2
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Shrimp Cocktail
BEHR · 270C-2 · #FFD4C4
Brand · codeBehr270C-2 · all Behr pinks
LRV72Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red tone
FamilyPink
Hex · RGB · HSL#FFD4C4 · 255, 212, 196 · 16°, 100%, 88%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Pale Cherry Blossom61
  2. 2Romance66
  3. 3Shrimp Cocktail72
  4. 4Verbena77
  5. 5Pink Bliss82
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Shrimp Cocktail, Really?

Shrimp Cocktail reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 270C-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Shrimp Cocktail

Shrimp Cocktail 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Shrimp Cocktail

At LRV 72, Shrimp Cocktail 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Shrimp Cocktail 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 270C-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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Behr Colors

The nearest shades to Shrimp Cocktail within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Shrimp Cocktail · 15.5 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Shrimp Cocktail · 1.4 : 1 · fails for text

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 #FFD4C4 in HSL space. Pair Shrimp Cocktail with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FFD4C4 + #C4EFFF
TRIADIC
#FFD4C4 · #C4FFD4 · #D4C4FF
ANALOGOUS
#FFC4D2 · #FFD4C4 · #FFF2C4

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