Malted Milk (Behr 700C-2)
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Malted Milk (Behr 700C-2) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 74.9, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Malted Milk
Four Behr colors picked for Malted Milk by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Malted Milk, 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 | Reliable White | SW 6091 | 74 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Ionic Column | 1016 | 70.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Balance | 2004-10C | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | South Peak | 1071-1 | 75 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Malted Milk (LRV 74.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Malted Milk
Darker than Malted Milk
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 700C-2 |
| Hex | #EADFD2 |
| RGB | 234, 223, 210 |
| HSL | 33°, 36%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, 1.6, 7.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Malted Milk (Behr 700C-2), published as #EADFD2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Malted Milk (Behr 700C-2)?
- Malted Milk has an LRV of 74.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Malted Milk is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Malted Milk in another brand?
- South Peak (PPG 1071-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Malted Milk warm or cool?
- Behr lists Malted Milk as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.7; 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.