Lightweight Beige (Behr 330C-2)
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Lightweight Beige (Behr 330C-2) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 79.7, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lightweight Beige
Four Behr colors picked for Lightweight Beige 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 Lightweight Beige, 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 | Tea Light | SW 7681 | 79 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Macadamia Nut | 191 | 73.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | A True Antique | 7003-18 | 79 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | To The Rescue | 12-25 | 79 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Lightweight Beige (LRV 79.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Lightweight Beige
Darker than Lightweight Beige
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 330C-2 |
| Hex | #F6E5C5 |
| RGB | 246, 229, 197 |
| HSL | 39°, 73%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.5, 0.8, 17.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lightweight Beige (Behr 330C-2), published as #F6E5C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lightweight Beige (Behr 330C-2)?
- Lightweight Beige has an LRV of 79.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lightweight Beige is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lightweight Beige in another brand?
- A True Antique (Valspar 7003-18) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lightweight Beige warm or cool?
- Behr lists Lightweight Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.7; 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.