Bleached Linen (Behr PPU5-09)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Bleached Linen (Behr PPU5-09) is a very light, warm white from Behr: LRV 84.5, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bleached Linen
Four Behr colors picked for Bleached Linen 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 Bleached Linen, 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 | Cotton White | SW 7104 | 87 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Winter Sky | 2163-70 | 82.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pam's Lace | 7006-7 | 83 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pale Ecru | 1195-1 | 84 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Bleached Linen (LRV 84.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Bleached Linen
Darker than Bleached Linen
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU5-09 |
| Hex | #F3ECE1 |
| RGB | 243, 236, 225 |
| HSL | 37°, 43%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.7, 0.5, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bleached Linen (Behr PPU5-09), published as #F3ECE1
#E1E2DF
#FFF6E1
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Behr
More from Behr
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bleached Linen (Behr PPU5-09)?
- Bleached Linen has an LRV of 84.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bleached Linen is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Bleached Linen in another brand?
- Pale Ecru (PPG 1195-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bleached Linen warm or cool?
- Behr lists Bleached Linen as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.