Porch Swing Beige (Behr PPF-21)
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Porch Swing Beige (Behr PPF-21) is a medium, warm greige from Behr: LRV 59.7, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Porch Swing Beige
Four Behr colors picked for Porch Swing Beige 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 Porch Swing Beige, 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 | Symmetry | SW 9601 | 61 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Rocking Chair | CSP-400 | 59.9 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Villa Grey | 6005-1B | 61 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Storm's Coming | 1008-2 | 59 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Porch Swing Beige (LRV 59.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Porch Swing Beige
Darker than Porch Swing Beige
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPF-21 |
| Hex | #D2CABE |
| RGB | 210, 202, 190 |
| HSL | 36°, 18%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.7, 0.7, 7.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Porch Swing Beige (Behr PPF-21), published as #D2CABE
#C1C0BC
#E4D4BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Porch Swing Beige (Behr PPF-21)?
- Porch Swing Beige has an LRV of 59.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Porch Swing Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Porch Swing Beige in another brand?
- Symmetry (SW 9601) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Porch Swing Beige warm or cool?
- Behr lists Porch Swing Beige 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.