Cottage White (Behr 13)
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Cottage White (Behr 13) is a very light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 82.2, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cottage White
Four Behr colors picked for Cottage White by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Cottage White, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Medici Ivory | SW 7558 | 82 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Franklin White | CW-200 | 79 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Kabuki Clay | 3003-8C | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Mimosa | 1203-2 | 82 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Cottage White (LRV 82.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Cottage White
Darker than Cottage White
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 13 |
| Hex | #F3E9D6 |
| RGB | 243, 233, 214 |
| HSL | 39°, 55%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.7, 0.2, 10.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cottage White (Behr 13), published as #F3E9D6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cottage White (Behr 13)?
- Cottage White has an LRV of 82.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cottage White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cottage White in another brand?
- Medici Ivory (SW 7558) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cottage White warm or cool?
- Behr lists Cottage White as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.