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Behr Steamed Milk#EBD9C1 · LRV 71

Steamed Milk reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr HDC-WR15-8 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR STEAMED MILK
RGB 235, 217, 193 LRV 71

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Steamed Milk
SKU HDC-WR15-8
Hex #EBD9C1
RGB 235, 217, 193
HSL 34°, 51%, 84%
LRV 71
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Steamed Milk

At LRV 71, Steamed Milk 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.

Steamed Milk 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
Shortbread
SKU 0257 · #EBD9BD · LRV 71
ΔE 1.5 (near-perfect)
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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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.44
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1087-3
#EAD8C1
Antique Parchment
ΔE 0.44 · LRV 70
1080-1
#EADAC6
Oatmeal Cookie
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 72
12-13
#E8DBC4
Camel Tan
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 72
1083-3
#EED8C2
Oak Buff
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 71
1104-3
#E7DBBF
Deserted Beach
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 71

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.74
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6142
#E9D8C2
Floating Feather
ΔE 0.74 · LRV 70
DEC753
#EDDCC8
Almond
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 73
DEC740
#E5D7C4
Sandcastle
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 69
DE6198
#E8DBC5
Cream Wave
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 72
DEC758
#EBDBCA
Cashmere
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 73

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.89
All neutral at Valspar →
V090-1
#EBDBC4
Bubbly
ΔE 0.89 · LRV 72.3
T568
#E9DAC1
Buttermilk
ΔE 1.58 · LRV 71.5
7003-10
#E8D8BD
Drumskin
ΔE 1.77 · LRV 70.2
7007-11
#E8DAC6
Antique Buff
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 72
M103
#EDD9C5
Speckled Eggs
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 71.8

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.92
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1072
#EADAC2
Sand Dunes
ΔE 0.92 · LRV 70
1142
#EBD7BF
Painted Sands
ΔE 0.96 · LRV 69
1094
#E8DAC1
Barbados Sand
ΔE 2.03 · LRV 70
951
#E7DBC3
Pale Almond
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 69
AF-85
#E7DBC3
Frappe
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 69

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7573
#E9D9C0
Eaglet Beige
ΔE 1.14 · LRV 71
SW 35
#EEDAC3
Indian White
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 72
SW 7574
#E7D8BE
Echelon Ecru
ΔE 1.87 · LRV 70
SW 6126
#E9DCC6
Navajo White
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 73
SW 2833
#E8D9BD
Roycroft Vellum
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 70

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.9
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 2013
#E4D5BC
Matchstick
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 68
NO. 3
#E0D5BE
Off-White
ΔE 3.34 · LRV 67
NO. 1
#E8DEC9
Lime White
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 74
NO. 282
#DED8C6
Shadow White
ΔE 5.25 · LRV 69
NO. 202
#EFD6C7
Pink Ground
ΔE 5.88 · LRV 71

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.02
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-34
#EBDCCC
Dutch Tulip
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 73
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 70
JG-153
#E6DECE
Castle Cream
ΔE 4.51 · LRV 74
JG-17
#E8E1CD
Soft Landing
ΔE 4.96 · LRV 75
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 5.52 · LRV 74

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.4
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 3.4 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 3.45 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 6.31 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 7.11 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 7.6 · LRV 68

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.2
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 4.2 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 5.5 · LRV 65
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 5.71 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 7.35 · LRV 60
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 8.57 · LRV 86

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

S260-1
Plantation Tan
LRV 71
MQ3-41
Moongaze
LRV 71
PPU4-10
Porcelain Skin
LRV 70
N280-2
Writers Parchment
LRV 72
UL150-7
Light Incense
LRV 73
N280-2
Writer's Parchment
LRV 69

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #EBD9C1 in HSL space. Pair Steamed Milk with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#EBD9C1 + #C1D3EB
TRIADIC
#EBD9C1 · #C1EBD9 · #D9C1EB
ANALOGOUS
#EBC4C1 · #EBD9C1 · #E8EBC1

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.38:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.23:1 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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