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Behr Sweet Pastel#ECC4AD · LRV 60

Sweet Pastel reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ3-39 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR SWEET PASTEL
RGB 236, 196, 173 LRV 60

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Sweet Pastel
SKU MQ3-39
Hex #ECC4AD
RGB 236, 196, 173
HSL 22°, 62%, 80%
LRV 60
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Pink

About Behr Sweet Pastel

At LRV 60, Sweet Pastel is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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.

Sweet Pastel 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Weekend Retreat
SKU 0035 · #E9C2AD · LRV 59
ΔE 0.88 (imperceptible)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all pink from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.26
All pink at Valspar →
2004-6B
#EEC6AC
Special Peach
ΔE 1.26 · LRV 61.6
8003-12C
#E8C7B4
Misty Loch
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 61
V083-2
#EBCAB8
Renaissance Fresco
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 63.4
V086-2
#E3C2A3
So Baja
ΔE 4.78 · LRV 57.6
3004-10B
#DFC5A9
Holmes Cream
ΔE 6.25 · LRV 58.3

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.38
All pink at PPG / Glidden →
1070-3
#E7C3AC
Tantalizing Tan
ΔE 1.38 · LRV 59
18-27
#E7C3AB
Peach Beauty
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 59
1200-3
#F0C3A7
Siesta
ΔE 1.83 · LRV 60
1199-3
#EDC7B6
Spiced Orange
ΔE 2.4 · LRV 62
1198-3
#F2C6A7
Citrus Sachet
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 62

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.8
All pink at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC703
#E7C0AD
Retro Peach
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 58
DEC709
#E5C1A7
Adobe South
ΔE 2.36 · LRV 58
DE6101
#E8C8B8
Galveston Tan
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 62
DE5255
#ECBF9F
Madrid Beige
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 58
DE5184
#EFC5B5
Brilliant Beige
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 62

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.86
All pink at Benjamin Moore →
1214
#E8C6B0
Careless Whispers
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 59
060
#F0C0A4
Fresh Peach
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 57
067
#F2C0A6
Del Ray Peach
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 57
1192
#E8C5B8
Sweet Romance
ΔE 3.86 · LRV
2170-50
#F4C3B2
Teacup Rose
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 60

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.95
All pink at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6632
#F3C1A3
Neighborly Peach
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 60
SW 6618
#F3C1AB
Cosmetic Peach
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 60
SW 6625
#F2BDA2
Certain Peach
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 58
SW 58
#F1BFB1
Jazz Age Coral
ΔE 5.45 · LRV 59
SW 6113
#E4CAAD
Interactive Cream
ΔE 6.53 · LRV 62

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.04
All pink at Clare →
PNT100-LT-26
#F7CCB9
Pop
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 3.92 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 5.11 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-27
#FDBFB6
Rosé Season
ΔE 9.05 · LRV 62
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 11.05 · LRV 61

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.49
All pink at Backdrop →
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 53
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 12.85 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 13.56 · LRV 73
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 14.27 · LRV 60

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.5
All pink at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 231
#DFC2AF
Setting Plaster
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 57
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 7.51 · LRV 56
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 8.75 · LRV 57
NO. 226
#DECFB9
Joa's White
ΔE 9.75 · LRV 64
NO. 8
#DDCDAE
String
ΔE 11.1 · LRV 62

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.81
All pink at Magnolia Home →
JG-26
#E8C3B8
Cabbage Rose
ΔE 4.81 · LRV 60
JG-24
#E4CDC0
Ella Rose
ΔE 5.83 · LRV 64
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 11.41 · LRV 59
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 11.63 · LRV 58
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 14.8 · LRV 62

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

HDC-FL13-4
Pumpkin Mousse
LRV 61
HDC-CT-14
Coral Coast
LRV 61
BIC-01
Fabulous Fawn
LRV 58
260E-3
Pueblo Sand
LRV 58
MQ1-31
Cockleshell
LRV 57
M220-3
Carving Party
LRV 59

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #ECC4AD in HSL space. Pair Sweet Pastel with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#ECC4AD + #ADD5EC
TRIADIC
#ECC4AD · #ADECC4 · #C4ADEC
ANALOGOUS
#ECADB5 · #ECC4AD · #ECE4AD

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.61:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.07:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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