Sweet Salmon
2167-60 · #FDE4D1 · LRV 81 — warm red-orange tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Sweet Salmon81
- 4Moonlit Beach88
- 5Crème Fraiche93
What Color Is Sweet Salmon, Really?
Sweet Salmon reads as a warm red-orange tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2167-60 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sweet Salmon
Sweet Salmon shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Sweet Salmon
Sweet Salmon is very light — LRV 81, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Sweet Salmon 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 Benjamin Moore 2167-60 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 | Melon TintSW 7117 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.4 | 82 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sweet PeachPPL-21 · Behr | 1.3 | 81 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Subtle Peach2003-8C · Valspar | 1.2 | 81.3 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Taffy Pull Cream20YY 78/146 · Glidden | 3.6 | 78 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Peach Shimmer310-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 80 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Pale ApricotDE5163 · Dunn-Edwards | 1.8 | 77 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Sweet Salmon within Benjamin Moore'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 #FDE4D1 in HSL space. Pair Sweet Salmon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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