Crisp Linen (Behr MQ3-13)
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Crisp Linen (Behr MQ3-13) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 75.5, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crisp Linen
Four Behr colors picked for Crisp Linen by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Crisp Linen, 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 | Nacre | SW 6154 | 76 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Strand of Pearls | CSP-395 | 72.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Totten's Inlet | 7006-9 | 76 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Focus | 1008-1 | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Crisp Linen (LRV 75.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Crisp Linen
Darker than Crisp Linen
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ3-13 |
| Hex | #E7E1D3 |
| RGB | 231, 225, 211 |
| HSL | 42°, 29%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.7, -0.3, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crisp Linen (Behr MQ3-13), published as #E7E1D3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crisp Linen (Behr MQ3-13)?
- Crisp Linen has an LRV of 75.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crisp Linen is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Crisp Linen in another brand?
- Nacre (SW 6154) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crisp Linen warm or cool?
- Behr lists Crisp Linen as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.