Southern Beauty
140C-1 · #FBDAEE · LRV 77 — warm magenta tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 2Romance66
- 3Southern Beauty77
- 4Pink Bliss82
- 5Ballerina Gown87
What Color Is Southern Beauty, Really?
Southern Beauty reads as a warm magenta tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Behr 140C-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Southern Beauty
Southern Beauty shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Southern Beauty
Southern Beauty is very light — LRV 77, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its magenta 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Southern Beauty 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 140C-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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | I Love You Pink2077-70 · Benjamin Moore | 4.5 | 78 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Utterly Pink1003-2C · Valspar | 3.6 | 75 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Desert DawnPPG1252-3 · PPG / Glidden | 5.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Princess Pink55RR 75/106 · Glidden | 4.3 | 75 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Rose GlowDE5043 · Dunn-Edwards | 1.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Nursery Pink1161 · Diamond Vogel | 2.1 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Southern Beauty 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 #FBDAEE in HSL space. Pair Southern Beauty with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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