Crème De La Crème (Behr MQ3-33)
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Crème De La Crème (Behr MQ3-33) is a light, neutral off-white from Behr: LRV 73.3, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crème De La Crème
Four Behr colors picked for Crème De La Crème 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 Crème De La Crème, 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 | Eider White | SW 7014 | 73 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Classic Gray | OC-23 | 73.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Ballroom Belle | 7001-9 | 75 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Shark | 1006-2 | 72 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Crème De La Crème (LRV 73.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Crème De La Crème
Darker than Crème De La Crème
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ3-33 |
| Hex | #E2DED7 |
| RGB | 226, 222, 215 |
| HSL | 38°, 16%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.6, 0.1, 3.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crème De La Crème (Behr MQ3-33), published as #E2DED7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crème De La Crème (Behr MQ3-33)?
- Crème De La Crème has an LRV of 73.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crème De La Crème is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Crème De La Crème in another brand?
- Eider White (SW 7014) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crème De La Crème warm or cool?
- Behr lists Crème De La Crème as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.9; 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.