Pale Cashmere (Behr PPU2-04)
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Pale Cashmere (Behr PPU2-04) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 74.7, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Cashmere
Four Behr colors picked for Pale Cashmere 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 Cashmere, 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 | Porcelain | SW 0053 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Bride To Be | 1009 | 70.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Riviera Dune | 2008-10C | 77 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Toasted Marshmallow | 1019-1 | 76 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Pale Cashmere (LRV 74.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Cashmere
Darker than Pale Cashmere
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU2-04 |
| Hex | #E8DFD5 |
| RGB | 232, 223, 213 |
| HSL | 32°, 29%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.3, 1.4, 6.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Cashmere (Behr PPU2-04), published as #E8DFD5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Cashmere (Behr PPU2-04)?
- Pale Cashmere has an LRV of 74.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Cashmere is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Cashmere in another brand?
- Porcelain (SW 0053) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Cashmere warm or cool?
- Behr lists Pale Cashmere as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.0; 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.