French Pastry (Behr MQ2-40)
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French Pastry (Behr MQ2-40) is a medium, warm beige from Behr: LRV 42.6, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with French Pastry
Four Behr colors picked for French Pastry 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 French Pastry, 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 | Beige Intenso | SW 9096 | 42 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cream Soda | 1082 | 44.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Boulder Beige | 3001-10A | 42 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Transcend | 1079-4 | 43 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to French Pastry (LRV 42.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than French Pastry
Darker than French Pastry
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ2-40 |
| Hex | #C4AA92 |
| RGB | 196, 170, 146 |
| HSL | 29°, 30%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.3, 5.7, 15.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
French Pastry (Behr MQ2-40), published as #C4AA92
#B4A090
#D4B492
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of French Pastry (Behr MQ2-40)?
- French Pastry has an LRV of 42.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so French Pastry is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to French Pastry in another brand?
- Beige Intenso (SW 9096) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is French Pastry warm or cool?
- Behr lists French Pastry as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.9; 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.