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Behr Cilantro Cream#CECAAF · LRV 58

Cilantro Cream reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPU9-18 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR CILANTRO CREAM
RGB 206, 202, 175 LRV 58

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Cilantro Cream
SKU PPU9-18
Hex #CECAAF
RGB 206, 202, 175
HSL 52°, 24%, 75%
LRV 58
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Cilantro Cream

At LRV 58, Cilantro Cream is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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.

Cilantro Cream 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

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
Reseda
SKU 0349 · #D0C7B0 · LRV 57
ΔE 3.08 (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 neutral from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1516
#CDCAB2
Moon Shadow
ΔE 1.03 · LRV
514
#CEC7AA
Flowering Herbs
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 56
HC-96
#CEC7AA
Richmond Gray
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 56
493
#CBCBAD
Harbor Town
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 56
AF-95
#D4C9AF
Hush
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 57

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.08
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1113-2
#D1CEB4
Silver Sage
ΔE 1.08 · LRV 61
1027-2
#D0CBB6
Skipping Stone
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 59
1123-4
#CBCCB5
Only Olive
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 59
1114-3
#D0CCA9
Canary Grass
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 59
1125-3
#C8CAB5
Whispering Pine
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 58

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.27
All neutral at Valspar →
V095-2
#CEC8AA
Wild Hillside
ΔE 1.27 · LRV 57.4
6001-3B
#C9C8B1
Mint Frost
ΔE 1.83 · LRV 56.9
8003-28C
#CFCAA7
Archisa
ΔE 2.45 · LRV 58
T680
#CFC6AF
Chopped Almonds
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 56.8
8003-31C
#CACFB2
Apple Blossom Green
ΔE 3.98 · LRV 60

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.89
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 29
#CDCDB4
Acanthus
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 60
SW 6162
#D1CCB9
Ancient Marble
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 60
SW 7738
#CDC4AE
Cargo Pants
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 56
SW 7529
#D4C5AD
Sand Beach
ΔE 5.68 · LRV 57
SW 6106
#D7C5AE
Kilim Beige
ΔE 7.29 · LRV 57

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.12
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 62
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 4.75 · LRV 59
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 5.04 · LRV 59
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 5.38 · LRV 58
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 7.28 · LRV 58

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.44
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5493
#CCC7A1
Floating Lily Pad
ΔE 3.44 · LRV 56
DE6192
#D2C6AE
Nomadic Taupe
ΔE 4.25 · LRV 57
DEC767
#D2C5AE
Riverbed
ΔE 4.96 · LRV 57
DE6199
#D6C5A9
Pale Beach
ΔE 5.95 · LRV 57
DE6206
#D5C7B3
Desert Suede
ΔE 6.18 · LRV 58

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.65
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 32
#C4C6A5
Cooking Apple Green
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 55
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 4.42 · LRV 55
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 4.85 · LRV 55
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 7.31 · LRV 57
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 8.51 · LRV 56

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.01
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 4.8 · LRV 61
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 6.56 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 7.56 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 8.54 · LRV 60

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.58
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.58 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 5.35 · LRV 73
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 12.52 · LRV 60
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 13.58 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 17.86 · LRV 53

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

PPU9-12
Prairie House
LRV 58
MQ6-55
Pale Ivy
LRV 60
HDC-NT-18
Yuma Sand
LRV 57
740C-3
Oat Straw
LRV 59
N300-3
Casual Khaki
LRV 61
BXC-56
Stone Creek
LRV 59

Coordinated palette

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

COMPLEMENTARY
#CECAAF + #AFB3CE
TRIADIC
#CECAAF · #AFCECA · #CAAFCE
ANALOGOUS
#CEBBAF · #CECAAF · #C3CEAF

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.65:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.69:1 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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