Cream Custard
M270-3 · #F5D9B0 · LRV 72 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Cream Custard, Really?
Cream Custard reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr M270-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cream Custard
Cream Custard 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Cream Custard
At LRV 72, Cream Custard 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 Cream Custard 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 M270-3 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 | Captivating CreamSW 6659 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.4 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Birmingham Cream164 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Aged IvoryT537 · Valspar | 0.9 | 74.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Belgian WafflePPG1208-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 75 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Orange Blossom05YY 72/254 · Glidden | 3.4 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Awakened113-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Cream Custard 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 #F5D9B0 in HSL space. Pair Cream Custard with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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