Fresco Cream (Behr 250C-3)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Fresco Cream (Behr 250C-3) is a light, warm orange from Behr: LRV 65.2, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fresco Cream
Four Behr colors picked for Fresco Cream by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Fresco Cream, 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 | Neighborly Peach | SW 6632 | 60 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Summer Peach Tree | 088 | 63.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Coral Gable | 2003-2B | 67 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Shrimp Toast | 1197-4 | 62 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr orange colors nearest to Fresco Cream (LRV 65.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Fresco Cream
Darker than Fresco Cream
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 250C-3 |
| Hex | #FCC9A6 |
| RGB | 252, 201, 166 |
| HSL | 24°, 93%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.6, 13.4, 24.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fresco Cream (Behr 250C-3), published as #FCC9A6
#ECBFA5
#FFD3A5
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Behr
More from Behr
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fresco Cream (Behr 250C-3)?
- Fresco Cream has an LRV of 65.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresco Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fresco Cream in another brand?
- Summer Peach Tree (BM 088) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fresco Cream warm or cool?
- Behr lists Fresco Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.4; 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.