Wax Sculpture (Behr PPU7-17)
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Wax Sculpture (Behr PPU7-17) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 67.4, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wax Sculpture
Four Behr colors picked for Wax Sculpture 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 Wax Sculpture, 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 | Steamed Chai | SW 9509 | 67 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cayman Islands | 952 | 65.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lovely Bluff | 3004-10C | 70 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Alpaca Wool | 14-19 | 68 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Wax Sculpture (LRV 67.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Wax Sculpture
Darker than Wax Sculpture
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU7-17 |
| Hex | #E2D5BD |
| RGB | 226, 213, 189 |
| HSL | 39°, 39%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.7, 0.6, 13.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wax Sculpture (Behr PPU7-17), published as #E2D5BD
#D1CBBB
#F3DFBD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wax Sculpture (Behr PPU7-17)?
- Wax Sculpture has an LRV of 67.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wax Sculpture is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wax Sculpture in another brand?
- Steamed Chai (SW 9509) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wax Sculpture warm or cool?
- Behr lists Wax Sculpture as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.5; 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.