Tea Cookie (Behr PPL-41)
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Tea Cookie (Behr PPL-41) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 76.9, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tea Cookie
Four Behr colors picked for Tea Cookie 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 Tea Cookie, 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 | Tea Light | SW 7681 | 79 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cookie Dough | 916 | 75.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | A True Antique | 7003-18 | 79 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cordon Bleu | 12-02 | 74 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Tea Cookie (LRV 76.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Tea Cookie
Darker than Tea Cookie
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPL-41 |
| Hex | #F4E1C0 |
| RGB | 244, 225, 192 |
| HSL | 38°, 70%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.3, 1.4, 18.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tea Cookie (Behr PPL-41), published as #F4E1C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tea Cookie (Behr PPL-41)?
- Tea Cookie has an LRV of 76.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tea Cookie is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tea Cookie in another brand?
- Cookie Dough (BM 916) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tea Cookie warm or cool?
- Behr lists Tea Cookie as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.5; 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.