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Behr Vintage Linen#E3DBCC · LRV 71

Vintage Linen reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPU7-16 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR VINTAGE LINEN
RGB 227, 219, 204 LRV 71

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Vintage Linen
SKU PPU7-16
Hex #E3DBCC
RGB 227, 219, 204
HSL 39°, 29%, 85%
LRV 71
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr 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.

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.

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
White Elephant
SKU 0223 · #E3DBC8 · LRV 71
ΔE 1.64 (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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.43
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
AF-55
#E3DBCD
Sonnet
ΔE 0.43 · LRV 70
AF-65
#E3DDCE
Fossil
ΔE 1.06 · LRV 72
1023
#E5DBCE
Cocoa Butter
ΔE 1.57 · LRV
AF-60
#E5DBCE
Peau de Soie
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 71
981
#DFDBCD
Wind's Breath
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 70

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.49
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7568
#E2DACA
Neutral Ground
ΔE 0.49 · LRV 71
SW 6098
#E5DDD0
Pacer White
ΔE 1 · LRV 73
SW 6105
#E6DCCD
Divine White
ΔE 1.03 · LRV 72
SW 7637
#E2DDD0
Oyster White
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 72
SW 7552
#E7DBCC
Bauhaus Buff
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 72

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.78
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-153
#E6DECE
Castle Cream
ΔE 0.78 · LRV 74
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 1.4 · LRV 74
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 2 · LRV 70
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 70
JG-34
#EBDCCC
Dutch Tulip
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 73

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.81
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1024-2
#E1DACA
Antique White
ΔE 0.81 · LRV 70
14-07
#E0DBCD
Scotch Mist
ΔE 1.41 · LRV 71
15-27
#E5DAC8
Botany Beige
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 71
1102-2
#E3DDCC
Fossil Stone
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 72
1027-1
#DEDBCC
Cocoon
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 71

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All neutral at Valspar →
3003-10C
#E6DCCC
Cream in My Coffee
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 72.3
8004-23A
#E1DBCB
Gossamer Green
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 71
6005-1A
#E3DCD0
Asiago
ΔE 1.24 · LRV 72.3
7006-5
#E0DCCF
City Steam
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 71.5
8005-9A
#E5D9CC
Cappuccino Foam
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 71

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.02
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 291
#E6DFD1
School House White
ΔE 1.02 · LRV 74
NO. 282
#DED8C6
Shadow White
ΔE 2.01 · LRV 69
NO. 1
#E8DEC9
Lime White
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 74
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 69
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 5.23 · LRV 71

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.17
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6205
#E8DECE
Stucco Tan
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 74
DE6198
#E8DBC5
Cream Wave
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 72
DEC758
#EBDBCA
Cashmere
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 73
DEC749
#E9DCD1
Linen White
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 73
DE6072
#E8DAD1
Gallery Gray
ΔE 4.77 · LRV 72

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.91
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 6.15 · LRV 70

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.1
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 4.67 · LRV 84
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 4.87 · LRV 86
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 9.57 · LRV 60

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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.

MQ3-40
Varnished Ivory
LRV 71
HDC-CT-05
Pale Palomino
LRV 72
MQ3-12
Ivory Paper
LRV 72
720C-2
Chocolate Froth
LRV 72
730C-2
Sandstone Cove
LRV 72
UL150-10
Aged Parchment
LRV 73

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.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E3DBCC + #CCD4E3
TRIADIC
#E3DBCC · #CCE3DB · #DBCCE3
ANALOGOUS
#E3D0CC · #E3DBCC · #E0E3CC

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.38:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.27:1 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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