Coastal Beige (Behr PPU7-13)
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Coastal Beige (Behr PPU7-13) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coastal Beige
Four Behr colors picked for Coastal Beige 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 Coastal Beige, 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 | Restful White | SW 7563 | 81 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Marble White | 942 | 80.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Whitewashed Oak | 7006-23 | 83 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Adobe White | 1100-2 | 84 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Coastal Beige (LRV 83 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Coastal Beige
Darker than Coastal Beige
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU7-13 |
| Hex | #F0EBD9 |
| RGB | 240, 235, 217 |
| HSL | 47°, 43%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.0, -1.3, 9.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coastal Beige (Behr PPU7-13), published as #F0EBD9
#DFE1D7
#FFF5D9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coastal Beige (Behr PPU7-13)?
- Coastal Beige has an LRV of 83 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coastal Beige is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Coastal Beige in another brand?
- Whitewashed Oak (Valspar 7006-23) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Coastal Beige warm or cool?
- Behr lists Coastal Beige as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.3; 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.