Creme Brulee
360E-1 · #F6EECF · LRV 85 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Creme Brulee85
- 4Lightning White92
What Color Is Creme Brulee, Really?
Creme Brulee reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Behr 360E-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Creme Brulee
Creme Brulee 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Creme Brulee
Creme Brulee is very light — LRV 85, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Creme Brulee 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 360E-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 | Yellow BeamSW 7123 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 86 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Vanilla Cookie372 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 83 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Yellow Bliss3008-4C · Valspar | 1.9 | 85.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Silk SailsPPG1206-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 85 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Silk SailsPPG1206-2 · Glidden | 0.6 | 85 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pithed Lemon122-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 83 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Creme Brulee 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 #F6EECF in HSL space. Pair Creme Brulee with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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