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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 76

Sherwin-Williams Appleblossom#DAB5B4 · LRV 51

Appleblossom reads as a red / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 76 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS APPLEBLOSSOM
RGB 218, 181, 180 LRV 51

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Appleblossom
SKU SW 76
Hex #DAB5B4
RGB 218, 181, 180
HSL 2°, 34%, 78%
LRV 51
Undertone red / warm
Family Pink

About Sherwin-Williams Appleblossom

At LRV 51, Appleblossom 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.

Appleblossom 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Pink Softness
SKU 0077 · #DEB8BC · LRV 53
ΔE 2.29 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all pink from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.9
All pink at Behr →
230E-3
#D8B6B5
Canyon Trail
ΔE 0.9 · LRV 51
220E-3
#DEB6B4
Melted Ice Cream
ΔE 1 · LRV 52
210F-4
#DCB2B3
Cinnamon Whip
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 50
S190-3
#D7B8B3
Sedona Pink
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 52
S170-3
#D6B2BC
Castilian Pink
ΔE 4.47 · LRV 50

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.91
All pink at Benjamin Moore →
1255
#D8B4B5
Pink Attraction
ΔE 0.91 · LRV 50
1263
#D2B4B3
Victoriana
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 48
2094-50
#DDB6AE
Desert Rose
ΔE 2.99 · LRV
CSP-425
#D6BBBB
Kept Love Letters
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 53
038
#DEB4AA
Rosetta
ΔE 3.88 · LRV 50

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.32
All pink at PPG / Glidden →
1053-4
#D7B1B2
Radiant Rouge
ΔE 1.32 · LRV 49
1055-3
#DBB9B6
Rose Hip
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 53
18-19
#DAB7BB
Crushed Roses
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 52
1048-4
#D3B6BA
Rose Stain
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 51
1049-3
#D6B8BD
Nostalgia
ΔE 3.22 · LRV 52

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.57
All pink at Valspar →
1008-8B
#DFB8B4
Soft Pink
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 53.3
1006-8B
#D4B4B4
Bombay Pink
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 49.9
V079-2
#E3B8B9
Pink Pampas
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 54.1
2001-8B
#E1B9AD
Semi-Precious
ΔE 4.77 · LRV 53.7
1007-10B
#D7B5A9
Sunset Curtains
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 50.3

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.15
All pink at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6024
#DBB7BB
Pencil Eraser
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 53
DE6017
#D4B8BF
Melting Violet
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 52
DE6052
#CDB1AB
Dusty Trail
ΔE 4.26 · LRV 47
DE6087
#E2BEB4
Muddy Rose
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 56
DE6031
#CDBDBA
Wafting Gray
ΔE 7.45 · LRV 53

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.5
All pink at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 278
#ECB7B8
Nancy's Blushes
ΔE 4.5 · LRV 55
NO. 231
#DFC2AF
Setting Plaster
ΔE 9.64 · LRV 57
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 11.69 · LRV 53
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 14.22 · LRV 52
NO. 283
#C9BEAB
Drop Cloth
ΔE 15.47 · LRV 52

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.51
All pink at Magnolia Home →
JG-26
#E8C3B8
Cabbage Rose
ΔE 5.51 · LRV 60
JG-154
#CCAF9F
Rosy Pink
ΔE 8.3 · LRV 46
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 11.33 · LRV 51
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 13.62 · LRV 54
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 14.29 · LRV 50

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.97
All pink at Backdrop →
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 5.97 · LRV 53
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 6.27 · LRV 38
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 9.32 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 17.06 · LRV 65
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 24.5 · LRV 41

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.54
All pink at Clare →
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 7.54 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 10.74 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 13.61 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 16.43 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 16.44 · LRV 54

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Appleblossom within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

SW 6303
Rose Colored
LRV 52
SW 6317
Gracious Rose
LRV 53
SW 6289
Delightful
LRV 51
SW 6324
Mellow Coral
LRV 52
SW 6331
Smoky Salmon
LRV 52
SW 6296
Fading Rose
LRV 55

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DAB5B4 in HSL space. Pair Appleblossom with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DAB5B4 + #B4D9DA
TRIADIC
#DAB5B4 · #B4DAB5 · #B5B4DA
ANALOGOUS
#DAB4C6 · #DAB5B4 · #DAC8B4

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.87:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.25:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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