Havana Cream (Behr 340C-2)
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Havana Cream (Behr 340C-2) is a very light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 80.1, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Havana Cream
Four Behr colors picked for Havana Cream 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 Havana 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 | Tea Light | SW 7681 | 79 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Somerset Peach | 163 | 75.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Coconut Scent | 3003-4C | 82 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Winter Wheat | 12-05 | 79 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Havana Cream (LRV 80.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Havana Cream
Darker than Havana Cream
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 340C-2 |
| Hex | #F9E5C2 |
| RGB | 249, 229, 194 |
| HSL | 38°, 82%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.7, 1.5, 19.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Havana Cream (Behr 340C-2), published as #F9E5C2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Havana Cream (Behr 340C-2)?
- Havana Cream has an LRV of 80.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Havana Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Havana Cream in another brand?
- Tea Light (SW 7681) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Havana Cream warm or cool?
- Behr lists Havana Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.6; 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.