Tea Room
S150-2 · #DCB5B0 · LRV 51 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Retro Pink38
- 2Iced Copper46
- 3Tea Room51
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Tea Room, Really?
Tea Room reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr S150-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tea Room
Tea Room 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 Tea Room
At LRV 51, Tea Room 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 Tea Room 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 S150-2 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 | AppleblossomSW 76 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Desert Rose2094-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Soft Pink1008-8B · Valspar | 0.9 | 53.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Rose HipPPG1055-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Rose HipPPG1055-3 · Glidden | 1.8 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Softened Peach306-3DB · Dutch Boy | 4.2 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Tea Room 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 #DCB5B0 in HSL space. Pair Tea Room with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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