Crushed Peony (Behr PPU17-06)
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Crushed Peony (Behr PPU17-06) is a light, neutral off-white from Behr: LRV 73.2, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crushed Peony
Four Behr colors picked for Crushed Peony 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 Crushed Peony, 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 | Cultured Pearl | SW 6028 | 73 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | White Winged Dove | 1457 | 75.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Vanilla Steam | 2006-10C | 71 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stone Harbor | 1079-2 | 75 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Crushed Peony (LRV 73.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Crushed Peony
Darker than Crushed Peony
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU17-06 |
| Hex | #E4DDD8 |
| RGB | 228, 221, 216 |
| HSL | 25°, 18%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, 1.5, 3.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crushed Peony (Behr PPU17-06), published as #E4DDD8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crushed Peony (Behr PPU17-06)?
- Crushed Peony has an LRV of 73.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crushed Peony is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Crushed Peony in another brand?
- Cultured Pearl (SW 6028) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crushed Peony warm or cool?
- Behr lists Crushed Peony as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.3; 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.