Pale Chamois (Behr PPL-51)
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Pale Chamois (Behr PPL-51) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 79.3, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Chamois
Four Behr colors picked for Pale Chamois by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Pale Chamois, 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 | Steamed Milk | SW 7554 | 76 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Winter Sky | 2163-70 | 82.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Riviera Dune | 2008-10C | 77 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Onion Powder | 1084-2 | 77 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Pale Chamois (LRV 79.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Chamois
Darker than Pale Chamois
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPL-51 |
| Hex | #EFE5D7 |
| RGB | 239, 229, 215 |
| HSL | 35°, 43%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.4, 1.0, 8.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Chamois (Behr PPL-51), published as #EFE5D7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Chamois (Behr PPL-51)?
- Pale Chamois has an LRV of 79.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Chamois is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Chamois in another brand?
- Onion Powder (PPG 1084-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Chamois warm or cool?
- Behr lists Pale Chamois as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.0; 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.