Cheese Powder
P240-1 · #FFE4BE · LRV 80 — warm red-orange tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
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What Color Is Cheese Powder, Really?
Cheese Powder reads as a warm red-orange tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Behr P240-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cheese Powder
Cheese Powder shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Cheese Powder
Cheese Powder is very light — LRV 80, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Cheese Powder 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 Behr P240-1 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 | Tea LightSW 7681 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 79 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Beige2156-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 79 | Color page → |
| Valspar | SemifreddoV011-1 · Valspar | 1.2 | 80.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Creamy CustardPPG1204-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.7 | 81 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Venetian Stucco25YY 78/232 · Glidden | 1.2 | 78 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Orange Sherbet112-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 80 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Cheese Powder within Behr'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 #FFE4BE in HSL space. Pair Cheese Powder with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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