Minimum Beige (Behr HDC-MD-17)
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Minimum Beige (Behr HDC-MD-17) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 67.3, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Minimum Beige
Four Behr colors picked for Minimum Beige 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 Minimum Beige, 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 | Warm Beige | SW 0035 | 73 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Creamy Satin | 1087 | 68 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Bread Basket | 3002-8B | 67 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Beachy Keen | 1081-2 | 65 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Minimum Beige (LRV 67.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Minimum Beige
Darker than Minimum Beige
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-MD-17 |
| Hex | #E8D3BA |
| RGB | 232, 211, 186 |
| HSL | 33°, 50%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.7, 3.4, 15.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Minimum Beige (Behr HDC-MD-17), published as #E8D3BA
#D7C9B8
#F9DDBA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Minimum Beige (Behr HDC-MD-17)?
- Minimum Beige has an LRV of 67.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Minimum Beige is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Minimum Beige in another brand?
- Creamy Satin (BM 1087) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Minimum Beige warm or cool?
- Behr lists Minimum Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.0; 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.