Vintage Linen
PPU7-16 · #E3DBCC · LRV 71 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Vintage Linen71
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Vintage Linen, Really?
Vintage Linen reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPU7-16 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Vintage Linen
Vintage Linen 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.
How Lighting Changes Vintage Linen
At LRV 71, Vintage Linen 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 Vintage Linen 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 PPU7-16 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 | White SesameSW 9586 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.4 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | SonnetAF-55 · Benjamin Moore | 0.4 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gossamer Green8004-23A · Valspar | 1.2 | 71 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Botany BeigePPG15-27 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Scotch MistPPG14-07 · Glidden | 1.4 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Dust Flats414-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Vintage Linen 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 #E3DBCC in HSL space. Pair Vintage Linen with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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