Cafe Cream (Behr PPU4-09)
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Cafe Cream (Behr PPU4-09) is a very light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 82.6, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cafe Cream
Four Behr colors picked for Cafe Cream 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 Cafe Cream, 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 | Eggwhite | SW 6364 | 80 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Arizona Peach | 092 | 77.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Orange Sparkle | 2007-4C | 82 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Belleek | 18-25 | 80 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Cafe Cream (LRV 82.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Cafe Cream
Darker than Cafe Cream
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU4-09 |
| Hex | #F9E8D3 |
| RGB | 249, 232, 211 |
| HSL | 33°, 76%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.8, 2.4, 12.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cafe Cream (Behr PPU4-09), published as #F9E8D3
#E8DED1
#FFF2D3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cafe Cream (Behr PPU4-09)?
- Cafe Cream has an LRV of 82.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cafe Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cafe Cream in another brand?
- Orange Sparkle (Valspar 2007-4C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cafe Cream warm or cool?
- Behr lists Cafe Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.3; 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.