Creamy Orange (Behr 280A-1)
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Creamy Orange (Behr 280A-1) is a very light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 83.6, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Creamy Orange
Four Behr colors picked for Creamy Orange 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 Creamy Orange, 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 | Gardenia | SW 6665 | 78 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Georgia On My Mind | 134 | 79.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Peach Gala | 2003-2C | 80 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pita Bread | 1089-1 | 81 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Creamy Orange (LRV 83.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Creamy Orange
Darker than Creamy Orange
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 280A-1 |
| Hex | #FCE9D1 |
| RGB | 252, 233, 209 |
| HSL | 33°, 88%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.3, 2.7, 14.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Creamy Orange (Behr 280A-1), published as #FCE9D1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Creamy Orange (Behr 280A-1)?
- Creamy Orange has an LRV of 83.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Creamy Orange is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Creamy Orange in another brand?
- Georgia On My Mind (BM 134) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Creamy Orange warm or cool?
- Behr lists Creamy Orange as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.0; 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.