Translucent Silk (Behr MQ3-36)
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Translucent Silk (Behr MQ3-36) is a light, warm greige from Behr: LRV 69.5, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Translucent Silk
Four Behr colors picked for Translucent Silk by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Translucent Silk, 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 | Kestrel White | SW 7516 | 68 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cocoa Butter | 1023 | 70.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Clay Angel | 7002-1 | 69 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Maybe Mushroom | 1020-2 | 70 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Translucent Silk (LRV 69.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Translucent Silk
Darker than Translucent Silk
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ3-36 |
| Hex | #E1D8CC |
| RGB | 225, 216, 204 |
| HSL | 34°, 26%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.7, 1.0, 7.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Translucent Silk (Behr MQ3-36), published as #E1D8CC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Translucent Silk (Behr MQ3-36)?
- Translucent Silk has an LRV of 69.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Translucent Silk is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Translucent Silk in another brand?
- Maybe Mushroom (PPG 1020-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Translucent Silk warm or cool?
- Behr lists Translucent Silk as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.0; 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.