Cheese Powder (Behr P240-1)
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Cheese Powder (Behr P240-1) is a very light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 80.5, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cheese Powder
Four Behr colors picked for Cheese Powder by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Cheese Powder, 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 | Hinoki | SW 7686 | 75 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Nectar | 156 | 74.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Sisal | 2006-2C | 79 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Peach Dip | 1203-3 | 75 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Cheese Powder (LRV 80.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Cheese Powder
Darker than Cheese Powder
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | P240-1 |
| Hex | #FFE4BE |
| RGB | 255, 228, 190 |
| HSL | 35°, 100%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.9, 3.6, 22.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cheese Powder (Behr P240-1), published as #FFE4BE
#EEDABC
#FFEEBD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cheese Powder (Behr P240-1)?
- Cheese Powder has an LRV of 80.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cheese Powder is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cheese Powder in another brand?
- Sisal (Valspar 2006-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Cheese Powder warm or cool?
- Behr lists Cheese Powder as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.0; 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.