Soft Shoe (Behr MQ3-37)
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Soft Shoe (Behr MQ3-37) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 68.8, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Shoe
Four Behr colors picked for Soft Shoe 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 Soft Shoe, 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 | Only Natural | SW 7596 | 67 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Satin | 2164-60 | 65.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Simply Subtle Pink | 2006-8C | 69 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Enjoy | 1071-2 | 69 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Soft Shoe (LRV 68.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Shoe
Darker than Soft Shoe
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ3-37 |
| Hex | #E8D5C6 |
| RGB | 232, 213, 198 |
| HSL | 26°, 42%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.4, 4.1, 9.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Shoe (Behr MQ3-37), published as #E8D5C6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Shoe (Behr MQ3-37)?
- Soft Shoe has an LRV of 68.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Shoe is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Shoe in another brand?
- Simply Subtle Pink (Valspar 2006-8C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Shoe warm or cool?
- Behr lists Soft Shoe as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.8; 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.