Soft Secret (Behr PPU25-10)
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Soft Secret (Behr PPU25-10) is a light, warm greige from Behr: LRV 65.6, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Secret
Four Behr colors picked for Soft Secret by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Soft Secret, 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 | Winter Walk | SW 9628 | 66 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Light Pewter | 1464 | 67.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Tea Stain | 6001-1A | 66 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silent Smoke | 1025-2 | 68 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Soft Secret (LRV 65.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Secret
Darker than Soft Secret
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU25-10 |
| Hex | #D6D4CA |
| RGB | 214, 212, 202 |
| HSL | 50°, 13%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.8, -1.1, 5.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Secret (Behr PPU25-10), published as #D6D4CA
#C5CAC8
#E8DECA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Secret (Behr PPU25-10)?
- Soft Secret has an LRV of 65.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Secret is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Secret in another brand?
- Winter Walk (SW 9628) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Secret warm or cool?
- Behr lists Soft Secret as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.2; 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.