Irish Cream (Behr MQ2-08)
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Irish Cream (Behr MQ2-08) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 60.3, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Irish Cream
Four Behr colors picked for Irish Cream 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 Irish 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 | Interactive Cream | SW 6113 | 62 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Squash | 2161-50 | 60.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wheat Toast | 3002-10B | 60 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | My Love | 1081-3 | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Irish Cream (LRV 60.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Irish Cream
Darker than Irish Cream
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ2-08 |
| Hex | #E1C8AB |
| RGB | 225, 200, 171 |
| HSL | 32°, 47%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.0, 4.3, 17.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Irish Cream (Behr MQ2-08), published as #E1C8AB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Irish Cream (Behr MQ2-08)?
- Irish Cream has an LRV of 60.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Irish Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Irish Cream in another brand?
- Interactive Cream (SW 6113) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Irish Cream warm or cool?
- Behr lists Irish Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.7; 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.