Vintage Linen (Behr PPU7-16)
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Vintage Linen (Behr PPU7-16) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 71.8, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vintage Linen
Four Behr colors picked for Vintage Linen 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 Vintage 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 | Warm Winter | SW 9506 | 70 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring in Aspen | 954 | 71 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Foxtrot | 7003-3 | 73 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Fossil Stone | 1102-2 | 72 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Vintage Linen (LRV 71.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Vintage Linen
Darker than Vintage Linen
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU7-16 |
| Hex | #E3DCCA |
| RGB | 227, 220, 202 |
| HSL | 43°, 31%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.9, -0.6, 9.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vintage Linen (Behr PPU7-16), published as #E3DCCA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vintage Linen (Behr PPU7-16)?
- Vintage Linen has an LRV of 71.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vintage Linen is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Vintage Linen in another brand?
- Fossil Stone (PPG 1102-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Vintage Linen warm or cool?
- Behr lists Vintage Linen as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.7; 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.