Ice Cream Parlour (Behr M240-3)
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Ice Cream Parlour (Behr M240-3) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 69.4, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ice Cream Parlour
Four Behr colors picked for Ice Cream Parlour by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Ice Cream Parlour, 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 | Flan | SW 6652 | 69 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Crisp Straw | 2157-50 | 68.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Peach Butter | 3001-4B | 69 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ginger Peach | 1203-4 | 68 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Ice Cream Parlour (LRV 69.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Ice Cream Parlour
Darker than Ice Cream Parlour
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | M240-3 |
| Hex | #F7D3AD |
| RGB | 247, 211, 173 |
| HSL | 31°, 82%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.7, 7.2, 23.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ice Cream Parlour (Behr M240-3), published as #F7D3AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ice Cream Parlour (Behr M240-3)?
- Ice Cream Parlour has an LRV of 69.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ice Cream Parlour is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ice Cream Parlour in another brand?
- Crisp Straw (BM 2157-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ice Cream Parlour warm or cool?
- Behr lists Ice Cream Parlour as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.5; 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.