Refreshing Tea (Behr PPU8-12)
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Refreshing Tea (Behr PPU8-12) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 72.1, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Refreshing Tea
Four Behr colors picked for Refreshing Tea 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 Refreshing Tea, 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 | Moonraker | SW 6701 | 76 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Banana Cream | 275 | 67.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pecan Cream | 3006-4B | 78 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Turning Oakleaf | 1107-3 | 75 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Refreshing Tea (LRV 72.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Refreshing Tea
Darker than Refreshing Tea
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU8-12 |
| Hex | #EBDDA6 |
| RGB | 235, 221, 166 |
| HSL | 48°, 63%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.0, -3.4, 28.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Refreshing Tea (Behr PPU8-12), published as #EBDDA6
#DBD3A5
#FCE7A5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Refreshing Tea (Behr PPU8-12)?
- Refreshing Tea has an LRV of 72.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Refreshing Tea is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Refreshing Tea in another brand?
- Banana Cream (BM 275) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Refreshing Tea warm or cool?
- Behr lists Refreshing Tea as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.8; 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.