Summer Sunshine (Behr PPL-40)
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Summer Sunshine (Behr PPL-40) is a very light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 81.6, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Summer Sunshine
Four Behr colors picked for Summer Sunshine 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 Summer Sunshine, 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 | Lemon Meringue | SW 7561 | 83 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ludwell White | CW-275 | 80.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cream Cake | 3002-4C | 79 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sausalito | 1209-2 | 79 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Summer Sunshine (LRV 81.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Summer Sunshine
Darker than Summer Sunshine
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPL-40 |
| Hex | #F7E8C7 |
| RGB | 247, 232, 199 |
| HSL | 41°, 75%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, -0.1, 17.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Summer Sunshine (Behr PPL-40), published as #F7E8C7
#E6DEC5
#FFF2C7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Summer Sunshine (Behr PPL-40)?
- Summer Sunshine has an LRV of 81.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Summer Sunshine is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Summer Sunshine in another brand?
- Ludwell White (BM CW-275) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Summer Sunshine warm or cool?
- Behr lists Summer Sunshine as warm, with a Warm Yellow 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.