Sweet Apricot
220A-3 · #FFB5B2 · LRV 58 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Sweet Apricot58
- 4Romance66
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Sweet Apricot, Really?
Sweet Apricot reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 220A-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sweet Apricot
Sweet Apricot 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 Sweet Apricot
At LRV 58, Sweet Apricot 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 Sweet Apricot 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 220A-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 | HopefulSW 6597 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.0 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Fashion Pink2009-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Crushed Grapefruit8001-13C · Valspar | 4.3 | 57 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Precious PinkPPG1185-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Coral Flower21YR 57/250 · Glidden | 2.9 | 57 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Sweety PinkHGSW 1066 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 3.0 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Sweet Apricot 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 #FFB5B2 in HSL space. Pair Sweet Apricot with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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