Baked Brie (Behr 780C-2)

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Baked Brie (Behr 780C-2) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 81.2, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Baked Brie
Four Behr colors picked for Baked Brie 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 Baked Brie, 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 | Barely Pear | SW 9666 | 83 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Seashell | 926 | 79.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Whitewashed Oak | 7006-23 | 83 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Jewel White | 14-12 | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Baked Brie (LRV 81.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Baked Brie
Darker than Baked Brie
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 780C-2 |
| Hex | #EDE9D7 |
| RGB | 237, 233, 215 |
| HSL | 49°, 38%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.2, -1.7, 9.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Baked Brie (Behr 780C-2), published as #EDE9D7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Baked Brie (Behr 780C-2)?
- Baked Brie has an LRV of 81.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Baked Brie is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Baked Brie in another brand?
- Seashell (BM 926) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Baked Brie warm or cool?
- Behr lists Baked Brie as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.2; 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.