Loft Light (Behr MQ3-09)
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Loft Light (Behr MQ3-09) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 60.9, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Loft Light
Four Behr colors picked for Loft Light 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 Loft Light, 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 | Sand Dollar | SW 6099 | 58 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | White Oaks | 1080 | 62.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | New Penny | 3001-8B | 61 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cocoa Cream | 1079-3 | 60 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Loft Light (LRV 60.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Loft Light
Darker than Loft Light
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ3-09 |
| Hex | #DCCAB7 |
| RGB | 220, 202, 183 |
| HSL | 31°, 35%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.3, 3.2, 11.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Loft Light (Behr MQ3-09), published as #DCCAB7
#CBC0B5
#EDD4B7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Loft Light (Behr MQ3-09)?
- Loft Light has an LRV of 60.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Loft Light is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Loft Light in another brand?
- White Oaks (BM 1080) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Loft Light warm or cool?
- Behr lists Loft Light as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.8; 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.