Historic Cream (Behr ECC-49-2)
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Historic Cream (Behr ECC-49-2) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 90.5, so it reflects about 91 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Historic Cream
Four Behr colors picked for Historic Cream 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 Historic 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 | Paperwhite | SW 7105 | 87 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Apricot Ice | 2015-70 | 85.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Night Light | 7002-19 | 85 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spun Cotton | 1203-1 | 84 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Historic Cream (LRV 90.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Historic Cream
Darker than Historic Cream
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ECC-49-2 |
| Hex | #FDF3E3 |
| RGB | 253, 243, 227 |
| HSL | 37°, 87%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 90.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.2, 0.7, 8.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Historic Cream (Behr ECC-49-2), published as #FDF3E3
#EBE9E1
#FFFDE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Historic Cream (Behr ECC-49-2)?
- Historic Cream has an LRV of 90.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Historic Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Historic Cream in another brand?
- Apricot Ice (BM 2015-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Historic Cream warm or cool?
- Behr lists Historic Cream as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.9; 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.