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BEHR · PPU6-9

Behr Pale Honey#E1CFA8 · LRV 64

Pale Honey reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPU6-9 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR PALE HONEY
RGB 225, 207, 168 LRV 64

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Pale Honey
SKU PPU6-9
Hex #E1CFA8
RGB 225, 207, 168
HSL 41°, 49%, 77%
LRV 64
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

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
Coconut Crumble
SKU 0308 · #E2CEA6 · LRV 63
ΔE 0.75 (imperceptible)
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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

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.74
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
HC-35
#DFCDA8
Powell
ΔE 0.74 · LRV 62
HC-24
#DECDA8
Pittsfield
ΔE 0.76 · LRV 62
248
#DFCFA7
Mansfield
ΔE 0.93 · LRV 63
HC-29
#DFCFA7
Dunmore
ΔE 0.93 · LRV 63
CSP-1010
#E3D1AD
Crumb
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 65

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.85
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1105-4
#E1CFA5
Foothills
ΔE 0.85 · LRV 63
12-21
#E1CFA5
Foothills
ΔE 0.85 · LRV 63
12-29
#E2D0AD
Ivory Beauty
ΔE 1.25 · LRV 64
1093-3
#E1CCA6
Hearth
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 62
12-15
#E1CCA6
Hearth
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 62

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.98
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6407
#DDCDA6
Ancestral Gold
ΔE 0.98 · LRV 62
SW 6400
#E4D0A5
Lucent Yellow
ΔE 1.16 · LRV 64
SW 6134
#E0CFB0
Netsuke
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 64
SW 6127
#E4CEAC
Ivoire
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 64
SW 7688
#E1CDAE
Sundew
ΔE 2.97 · LRV 63

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1
All neutral at Valspar →
M138
#E4D1AC
So Close
ΔE 1 · LRV 65
T540
#E0D0B0
Light Bamboo
ΔE 2.03 · LRV 64.3
8003-23B
#E5D1B0
Consommé
ΔE 2.4 · LRV 65
V091-1
#E3D0B0
Pure Almond
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 64.6
6007-5B
#DBD1A4
Plum Passion
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 63.4

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.93
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6157
#E5D2B0
Bisque Tan
ΔE 1.93 · LRV 66
DE6178
#E1CEAD
Boutique Beige
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 63
DEC745
#E5D0B0
Chaparral
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 65
DEC725
#EAD0A9
Weathered Coral
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 65
DE6150
#E3CBA8
Gourmet Honey
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 62

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.33
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 6.76 · LRV 66
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 6.8 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 8.35 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 9.58 · LRV 68

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.58
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 3.58 · LRV 62
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 3.85 · LRV 68
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 6.18 · LRV 70
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 6.86 · LRV 59
JG-24
#E4CDC0
Ella Rose
ΔE 11.13 · LRV 64

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E1CFA8 in HSL space. Pair Pale Honey with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E1CFA8 + #A8BAE1
TRIADIC
#E1CFA8 · #A8E1CF · #CFA8E1
ANALOGOUS
#E1B3A8 · #E1CFA8 · #D6E1A8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.53:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.69:1 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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