Cozy Cottage (Behr 740C-2)
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Cozy Cottage (Behr 740C-2) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 76.1, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cozy Cottage
Four Behr colors picked for Cozy Cottage 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 Cozy Cottage, 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 | Classical White | SW 2829 | 76 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | French White | 1093 | 72.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Crafted White | 3007-6C | 77 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Heavy Cream | 1098-2 | 73 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Cozy Cottage (LRV 76.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Cozy Cottage
Darker than Cozy Cottage
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 740C-2 |
| Hex | #EDE1C9 |
| RGB | 237, 225, 201 |
| HSL | 40°, 50%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.9, 0.2, 13.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cozy Cottage (Behr 740C-2), published as #EDE1C9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cozy Cottage (Behr 740C-2)?
- Cozy Cottage has an LRV of 76.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cozy Cottage is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cozy Cottage in another brand?
- Classical White (SW 2829) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cozy Cottage warm or cool?
- Behr lists Cozy Cottage as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.2; 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.