Steamed Milk (Behr HDC-WR15-8)
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Steamed Milk (Behr HDC-WR15-8) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 70.3, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Steamed Milk
Four Behr colors picked for Steamed Milk 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 Steamed Milk, 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 | Eaglet Beige | SW 7573 | 71 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Sand Dunes | 1072 | 70.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Toasting Tan | 3003-8B | 70 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Almond Brittle | 1095-3 | 67 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Steamed Milk (LRV 70.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Steamed Milk
Darker than Steamed Milk
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-WR15-8 |
| Hex | #EAD8BE |
| RGB | 234, 216, 190 |
| HSL | 35°, 51%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.2, 2.1, 15.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Steamed Milk (Behr HDC-WR15-8), published as #EAD8BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Steamed Milk (Behr HDC-WR15-8)?
- Steamed Milk has an LRV of 70.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Steamed Milk is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Steamed Milk in another brand?
- Toasting Tan (Valspar 3003-8B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Steamed Milk warm or cool?
- Behr lists Steamed Milk as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.1; 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.