Creamy Mushroom (Behr PPU5-13)
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Creamy Mushroom (Behr PPU5-13) is a medium, warm beige from Behr: LRV 52, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Creamy Mushroom
Four Behr colors picked for Creamy Mushroom 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 Creamy Mushroom, 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 | Bungalow Beige | SW 7511 | 53 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Hampshire Taupe | 990 | 50.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mesa Tumbleweed | 2008-10A | 50 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stonington | 15-25 | 51 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Creamy Mushroom (LRV 52 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Creamy Mushroom
Darker than Creamy Mushroom
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU5-13 |
| Hex | #CABDAE |
| RGB | 202, 189, 174 |
| HSL | 32°, 21%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.3, 2.1, 9.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Creamy Mushroom (Behr PPU5-13), published as #CABDAE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Creamy Mushroom (Behr PPU5-13)?
- Creamy Mushroom has an LRV of 52 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Creamy Mushroom is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Creamy Mushroom in another brand?
- Hampshire Taupe (BM 990) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Creamy Mushroom warm or cool?
- Behr lists Creamy Mushroom as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.2; 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.