Asian Apricot
70YR 50/225 · #E3B69D · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Razzle Dazzle20
- 2Retro Pink38
- 3Asian Apricot50
- 4Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 5First Light76
What Color Is Asian Apricot, Really?
Asian Apricot reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 70YR 50/225 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Asian Apricot
Asian 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Asian Apricot
At LRV 50, Asian 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 Asian 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 Glidden 70YR 50/225 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 | Warming PeachSW 6338 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 54 | Color page → |
| Behr | Coral BayECC-60-1 · Behr | 2.3 | 52 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cinnamon 'n Spice1215 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Shy Time2002-8B · Valspar | 2.7 | 51.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Summer Tan1067-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.5 | 51 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Winsome Coral208-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Asian Apricot within Glidden'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 #E3B69D in HSL space. Pair Asian Apricot with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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