Polished Pearl (Behr PPU6-09)
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Polished Pearl (Behr PPU6-09) is a very light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 85.4, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Polished Pearl
Four Behr colors picked for Polished Pearl 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 Polished Pearl, 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 | Honied White | SW 7106 | 86 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | White Mountains | 906 | 80.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Veranda Ivory | 7003-20 | 85 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Golden Mushroom | 1207-2 | 82 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Polished Pearl (LRV 85.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Polished Pearl
Darker than Polished Pearl
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU6-09 |
| Hex | #F8EDD7 |
| RGB | 248, 237, 215 |
| HSL | 40°, 70%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.1, 0.1, 12.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Polished Pearl (Behr PPU6-09), published as #F8EDD7
#E7E3D5
#FFF7D7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Polished Pearl (Behr PPU6-09)?
- Polished Pearl has an LRV of 85.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Polished Pearl is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Polished Pearl in another brand?
- White Mountains (BM 906) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Polished Pearl warm or cool?
- Behr lists Polished Pearl as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.0; 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.