Pottery Wheel (Behr N250-3)
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Pottery Wheel (Behr N250-3) is a medium, warm beige from Behr: LRV 44.1, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pottery Wheel
Four Behr colors picked for Pottery Wheel 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 Pottery Wheel, 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 | Beige Intenso | SW 9096 | 42 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Raleigh Tan | CW-190 | 45.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Pale Powder | 3001-8A | 46 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Yosemite Trailhead | 15-04 | 42 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Pottery Wheel (LRV 44.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Pottery Wheel
Darker than Pottery Wheel
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N250-3 |
| Hex | #CAAC91 |
| RGB | 202, 172, 145 |
| HSL | 28°, 35%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.3, 6.8, 17.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pottery Wheel (Behr N250-3), published as #CAAC91
#BAA290
#DAB691
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pottery Wheel (Behr N250-3)?
- Pottery Wheel has an LRV of 44.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pottery Wheel is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pottery Wheel in another brand?
- Yosemite Trailhead (PPG 15-04) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pottery Wheel warm or cool?
- Behr lists Pottery Wheel as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.9; 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.