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Behr Tea Bag#C7BB99 · LRV 50

Tea Bag reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPU8-09 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR TEA BAG
RGB 199, 187, 153 LRV 50

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Tea Bag
SKU PPU8-09
Hex #C7BB99
RGB 199, 187, 153
HSL 44°, 29%, 69%
LRV 50
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Tea Bag

At LRV 50, Tea Bag 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.

Tea Bag 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
Palmetto Bluff
SKU 0309 · #CEB993 · LRV 50
ΔE 3.55 (noticeable)
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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 0.92
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1112-4
#C6BB9C
Beach Dune
ΔE 0.92 · LRV 50
1098-4
#CDBA99
Spiced Vinegar
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 50
FLLW840
#CDBA99
Wright Grey Tan
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 50
12-30
#CEBA97
Baguette
ΔE 3.34 · LRV 50
1096-4
#CCB896
Real Simple
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 49

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.94
All neutral at Valspar →
T630
#C7B996
Black Hills Gold
ΔE 0.94 · LRV 49.3
V095-3
#C4BA97
Botanical Beauty
ΔE 1.07 · LRV 49.1
8003-27C
#C4BCA0
Good to Grow
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 50
6008-3C
#CBB995
Epic
ΔE 2.45 · LRV 49.6
T569
#C9B798
In for the Night
ΔE 3.22 · LRV 48.5

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.17
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7732
#C8BD98
Lemongrass
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 51
SW 9120
#CDBB9C
Tumblin' Tumbleweed
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 51
SW 11
#CBB99B
Crewel Tan
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 50
SW 6135
#D0BA94
Ecru
ΔE 3.92 · LRV 51
SW 6142
#CCB79B
Macadamia
ΔE 5.18 · LRV 49

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.17
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-1000
#C9BC96
Garden Stone
ΔE 1.17 · LRV
CSP-1015
#CDBC96
Candle Glow
ΔE 2.12 · LRV
AF-385
#CDBD95
Splendor
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 50
CW-30
#C5BCA2
Market Square Shell
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 50
CSP-820
#C2BE9F
Lichen Stone
ΔE 3.46 · LRV

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.53
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6172
#CEBE9F
Bungalow Taupe
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 52
DEC743
#CFB999
High Noon
ΔE 4.63 · LRV 50
DEC726
#D1B791
Adobe
ΔE 5.45 · LRV 49
DE6129
#CDB9A2
Rustic Taupe
ΔE 6.35 · LRV 50
DE5535
#BCC09E
Light Pine
ΔE 6.7 · LRV 51

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.83
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 75
#BCB596
Ball Green
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 46
NO. 283
#C9BEAB
Drop Cloth
ΔE 5.29 · LRV 52
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 5.51 · LRV 54
NO. 32
#C4C6A5
Cooking Apple Green
ΔE 6.26 · LRV 55
NO. 234
#BABBA5
Vert de Terre
ΔE 6.38 · LRV 49

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.03
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-44
#C4B78B
Summer Pear
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 47
JG-48
#C2BFA2
Gold Moss
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 51
JG-50
#C3C198
Sour Apple
ΔE 4.92 · LRV 52
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 6.72 · LRV 50
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 8.82 · LRV 53

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.68
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 7.68 · LRV 65
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 9.74 · LRV 60
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 12.66 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 16.19 · LRV 53
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 20.26 · LRV 38

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.05
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 8.05 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 8.74 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 11.17 · LRV 49
PNT100-MD-49
#ABBD9F
Avocado Toast
ΔE 11.66 · LRV 48
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 12.34 · LRV 54

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

MQ2-22
Hayloft
LRV 49
BNC-03
Essential Brown
LRV 51
MQ2-26
Windsor Tan
LRV 49
N260-3
Polo Tan
LRV 48
PPU8-10
Rye Bread
LRV 52
BXC-80
Wildwood
LRV 53

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C7BB99 in HSL space. Pair Tea Bag with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C7BB99 + #99A5C7
TRIADIC
#C7BB99 · #99C7BB · #BB99C7
ANALOGOUS
#C7A499 · #C7BB99 · #BCC799

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.91:1 fail
Sample text on black
11:1 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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