Silky Bamboo (Behr PPU8-14)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Silky Bamboo (Behr PPU8-14) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 75.7, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silky Bamboo
Four Behr colors picked for Silky Bamboo 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 Silky Bamboo, 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 | Polar Bear | SW 7564 | 74 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Palace White | 956 | 73.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ivory Essence | 3006-8C | 77 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Morocco Sand | 1096-2 | 77 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Silky Bamboo (LRV 75.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Silky Bamboo
Darker than Silky Bamboo
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU8-14 |
| Hex | #EAE1CB |
| RGB | 234, 225, 203 |
| HSL | 43°, 42%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.7, -0.6, 11.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silky Bamboo (Behr PPU8-14), published as #EAE1CB
#D9D7C9
#FCEBCB
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Behr
More from Behr
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silky Bamboo (Behr PPU8-14)?
- Silky Bamboo has an LRV of 75.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silky Bamboo is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Silky Bamboo in another brand?
- Morocco Sand (PPG 1096-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silky Bamboo warm or cool?
- Behr lists Silky Bamboo as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.9; 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.