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VALSPAR · V079-2

Valspar Pink Pampas#E3B8B9 · LRV 54.1

Pink Pampas reads as a red / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar V079-2 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR PINK PAMPAS
RGB 227, 184, 185 LRV 54.1

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Pink Pampas
SKU V079-2
Hex #E3B8B9
RGB 227, 184, 185
HSL 359°, 43%, 81%
LRV 54.1
Undertone red / warm
Family Pink

About Valspar Pink Pampas

At LRV 54.1, Pink Pampas 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.

Pink Pampas 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
O Fortuna
SKU 0070 · #E1B8B5 · LRV 54
ΔE 1.78 (near-perfect)
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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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.33
All pink at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6310
#E6BDBD
Lotus Flower
ΔE 1.33 · LRV 57
SW 6303
#DCB6B5
Rose Colored
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 52
SW 76
#DAB5B4
Appleblossom
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 51
SW 6317
#E3B7B1
Gracious Rose
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 53
SW 26
#E8B9AE
Rachel Pink
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 55

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.69
All pink at Behr →
220E-3
#DEB6B4
Melted Ice Cream
ΔE 1.69 · LRV 52
230E-3
#D8B6B5
Canyon Trail
ΔE 2.94 · LRV 51
MQ4-4
#E6B4AF
Noble Blush
ΔE 3 · LRV 53
S160-2
#E2B4C0
Pink Quartz
ΔE 4.25 · LRV 53
170E-3
#DBB6C1
Bridal Rose
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 52

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.24
All pink at Benjamin Moore →
1277
#E4B2B5
Engagement
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 52
2093-50
#E5BEBB
Camellia Pink
ΔE 2.4 · LRV
1270
#E5B6BF
Tara
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 53
2174-50
#E8BBB4
Eraser Pink
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 54
2173-50
#E2B8B0
Coral Dust
ΔE 3.8 · LRV

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.33
All pink at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6024
#DBB7BB
Pencil Eraser
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 53
DE5114
#EEB5AF
Mesa Rose
ΔE 4.27 · LRV 54
DE6017
#D4B8BF
Melting Violet
ΔE 4.99 · LRV 52
DE6087
#E2BEB4
Muddy Rose
ΔE 5.49 · LRV 56
DE6080
#DEC1B8
Traveling Tan
ΔE 6.73 · LRV 57

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.5
All pink at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 278
#ECB7B8
Nancy's Blushes
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 55
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 10.72 · LRV 60
NO. 231
#DFC2AF
Setting Plaster
ΔE 11 · LRV 57
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 13.52 · LRV 53
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 15.01 · LRV 56

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.59
All pink at PPG / Glidden →
18-19
#DAB7BB
Crushed Roses
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 52
1051-3
#E9B3B4
Strawberry Mousse
ΔE 2.8 · LRV 53
1050-3
#E1B9C2
Love In A Mist
ΔE 3.22 · LRV 55
1055-3
#DBB9B6
Rose Hip
ΔE 3.22 · LRV 53
1052-3
#DDBDBA
Strawflower
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 55

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.09
All pink at Magnolia Home →
JG-26
#E8C3B8
Cabbage Rose
ΔE 6.09 · LRV 60
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 13.24 · LRV 51
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 15.36 · LRV 54
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 17.14 · LRV 58
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 17.51 · LRV 59

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.29
All pink at Clare →
PNT100-LT-27
#FDBFB6
Rosé Season
ΔE 6.29 · LRV 62
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 8.88 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 12.67 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 15.17 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 18.14 · LRV 54

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.79
All pink at Backdrop →
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 6.79 · LRV 53
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 7.15 · LRV 38
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 10.43 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 18.69 · LRV 65
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 30.4 · LRV 51

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

1008-8B
Soft Pink
LRV 53.3
1008-4B
Sweety Pie
LRV 53.7
2001-6B
Faithful Rose
LRV 53
2001-8B
Semi-Precious
LRV 53.7
2002-4B
Camille Pink
LRV 55.9
2001-4B
Tulip Petal
LRV 57.9

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E3B8B9 in HSL space. Pair Pink Pampas with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E3B8B9 + #B8E3E2
TRIADIC
#E3B8B9 · #B9E3B8 · #B8B9E3
ANALOGOUS
#E3B8CF · #E3B8B9 · #E3CDB8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.78:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.82:1 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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