Tea Bag (Behr PPU8-09)
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Tea Bag (Behr PPU8-09) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 50.5, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tea Bag
Four Behr colors picked for Tea Bag by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Tea Bag, 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 | Lemongrass | SW 7732 | 51 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Garden Stone | CSP-1000 | 49.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Withered Moss | 6007-3C | 47 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Beach Dune | 1112-4 | 50 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Tea Bag (LRV 50.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Tea Bag
Darker than Tea Bag
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU8-09 |
| Hex | #C8BC97 |
| RGB | 200, 188, 151 |
| HSL | 45°, 31%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.4, -1.6, 20.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tea Bag (Behr PPU8-09), published as #C8BC97
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tea Bag (Behr PPU8-09)?
- Tea Bag has an LRV of 50.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tea Bag is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Tea Bag in another brand?
- Garden Stone (BM CSP-1000) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tea Bag warm or cool?
- Behr lists Tea Bag as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.3; 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.