Heavy Cream (Behr PPU5-10)
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Heavy Cream (Behr PPU5-10) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heavy Cream
Four Behr colors picked for Heavy Cream 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 Heavy 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 | Medici Ivory | SW 7558 | 82 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | October Sky | 2162-70 | 81.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Night Light | 7002-19 | 85 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lotus Petal | 1073-1 | 82 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Heavy Cream (LRV 84 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Heavy Cream
Darker than Heavy Cream
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU5-10 |
| Hex | #F5EBDC |
| RGB | 245, 235, 220 |
| HSL | 36°, 56%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.5, 0.9, 8.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heavy Cream (Behr PPU5-10), published as #F5EBDC
#E4E1DA
#FFF5DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heavy Cream (Behr PPU5-10)?
- Heavy Cream has an LRV of 84 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heavy Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Heavy Cream in another brand?
- October Sky (BM 2162-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Heavy Cream warm or cool?
- Behr lists Heavy Cream as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.5; 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.