Soft Apricot
SW 6352 · #E0B392 · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Soft Apricot50
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Soft Apricot, Really?
Soft Apricot reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 6352 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Apricot
Soft 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Soft Apricot
At LRV 50, Soft 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 Soft 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 Sherwin-Williams SW 6352 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Beech NutS230-3 · Behr | 3.2 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cinnamon 'n Spice1215 · Benjamin Moore | 3.0 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | DiplomaticM125 · Valspar | 2.2 | 49.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Hush PuppyPPG1199-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.8 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Soft Copper Orange80YR 48/274 · Glidden | 1.6 | 48 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Nice Nectarine210-4DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Soft Apricot within Sherwin-Williams'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 #E0B392 in HSL space. Pair Soft Apricot with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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