Whispering Peach
250A-3 · #FFD6C9 · LRV 74 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 2Romance66
- 3Whispering Peach74
- 4Pink Bliss82
- 5Ballerina Gown87
What Color Is Whispering Peach, Really?
Whispering Peach reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 250A-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Whispering Peach
Whispering Peach 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 Whispering Peach
At LRV 74, Whispering Peach 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 Whispering Peach 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 250A-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 | Comical CoralSW 6876 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.6 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bermuda Pink016 · Benjamin Moore | 0.4 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Snow Pa2003-4C · Valspar | 1.2 | 73.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pink SangriaPPG1189-2 · PPG / Glidden | 4.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fairytale Pink24YR 72/146 · Glidden | 3.4 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Fruity Pink105-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Whispering Peach 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 #FFD6C9 in HSL space. Pair Whispering Peach with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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