Warm Apricot
PPL-42 · #F4D1AF · LRV 68 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Venetian Plaster42
- 2Colonial Yellow59
- 3Warm Apricot68
- 4Juno Peach74
What Color Is Warm Apricot, Really?
Warm Apricot reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPL-42 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Warm Apricot
Warm 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Warm Apricot
At LRV 68, Warm Apricot 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.
Most complaints about Warm 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 PPL-42 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 | Flattering PeachSW 6638 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunfish095 · Benjamin Moore | 2.6 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | French Pastry3002-6C · Valspar | 2.6 | 68.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sugared PearsPPG1088-3 · PPG / Glidden | 4.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Orange Pekoe00YY 67/212 · Glidden | 0.7 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sienna Peach209-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.8 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Warm 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 #F4D1AF in HSL space. Pair Warm Apricot with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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