Youth Blush
P170-1 · #FACDE4 · LRV 70 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 3Youth Blush70
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Youth Blush, Really?
Youth Blush reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr P170-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Youth Blush
Youth Blush 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 Youth Blush
At LRV 70, Youth Blush is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Youth Blush 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 P170-1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Cherub2079-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pink Odyssey1001-2B · Valspar | 3.5 | 69.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Mountain LaurelPPG1181-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.9 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Frosted Pink95RB 71/132 · Glidden | 3.7 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Pink LilyDE5008 · Dunn-Edwards | 1.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Little Smile1155 · Diamond Vogel | 1.8 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Youth Blush 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 #FACDE4 in HSL space. Pair Youth Blush with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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