Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Soft Skills |
| SKU | P011 |
| Hex | #E9C19A |
| RGB | 233, 193, 154 |
| HSL | 30°, 64%, 76% |
| LRV | 57.6 |
| Undertone | warm red-orange tone |
| Family | Pink |
About Valspar Soft Skills
At LRV 57.6, Soft Skills 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.
Soft Skills 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.
Closest matches by brand
15 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all pink from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Kompozit
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Soft Skills within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E9C19A in HSL space. Pair Soft Skills with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Valspar Soft Skills Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Soft Skills from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Valspar P011 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Soft Skills
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Sociable (SW 6359), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 57.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Skills without repainting risk. See the full Sociable swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Soft Skills
Behr's nearest match is Tostada (S270-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.44). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 57.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Skills without repainting risk. See the full Tostada swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Soft Skills
At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Soft Skills is Tucson Tan (1144) — very close at ΔE 2.11, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 57.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Tucson Tan swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Soft Skills
PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Soft Skills. The nearest is Faint Fawn (PPG1089-4) at ΔE 4.35 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 57.6). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Faint Fawn swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Soft Skills
At Glidden, the closest color to Soft Skills is Sweet Melon (90YR 55/266) — very close at ΔE 2.5, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 55 vs 57.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Sweet Melon swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Soft Skills
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Sunwashed Orange (312-3DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 57.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Skills without repainting risk. See the full Sunwashed Orange swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Soft Skills
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Sonya Orange (HGSW 2116), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 57.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Skills without repainting risk. See the full Sonya Orange swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Soft Skills
At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Soft Skills is Madrid Beige (DE5255) — very close at ΔE 3.33, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 54 vs 57.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Madrid Beige swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Soft Skills
The closest Diamond Vogel equivalent of Soft Skills is Bread Pudding (0995). At ΔE 0.84 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 57.6). If Diamond Vogel is your counter, order Bread Pudding and you'll get the same color. See the full Bread Pudding swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Soft Skills
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Bread Pudding (0995), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.34). It runs slightly darker (LRV 56 vs 57.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Skills without repainting risk. See the full Bread Pudding swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Soft Skills
At Rodda, the closest color to Soft Skills is Straw Bale (CA130) — very close at ΔE 2.93, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 57.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Straw Bale swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Soft Skills
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Soft Skills is Riding Britches (BD64) — very close at ΔE 2.69, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 57.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Riding Britches swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Soft Skills
Kompozit's nearest match is Bread Pudding (0995), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.34). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 57.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Soft Skills without repainting risk. See the full Bread Pudding swatch →