Rustic Cream (Behr ECC-50-2)
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Rustic Cream (Behr ECC-50-2) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 86.8, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rustic Cream
Four Behr colors picked for Rustic 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 Rustic 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 | Roman Column | SW 7562 | 88 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Woodland Snow | 2161-70 | 85.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pam's Lace | 7006-7 | 83 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | White Chip | 15-06 | 87 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Rustic Cream (LRV 86.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Rustic Cream
Darker than Rustic Cream
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ECC-50-2 |
| Hex | #F6EFE2 |
| RGB | 246, 239, 226 |
| HSL | 39°, 53%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.7, 0.2, 7.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rustic Cream (Behr ECC-50-2), published as #F6EFE2
#E4E5E0
#FFF9E2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rustic Cream (Behr ECC-50-2)?
- Rustic Cream has an LRV of 86.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rustic Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Rustic Cream in another brand?
- Woodland Snow (BM 2161-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rustic Cream warm or cool?
- Behr lists Rustic Cream as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.1; 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.