Cinnamon Tea (Behr S200-2)

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Cinnamon Tea (Behr S200-2) is a medium, warm beige from Behr: LRV 56.2, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cinnamon Tea
Four Behr colors picked for Cinnamon Tea 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 Cinnamon 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 | Classic Sand | SW 0056 | 53 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Milk Shake | 1165 | 55.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mesa Sand | 2004-8B | 54 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Ice | 1071-4 | 53 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Cinnamon Tea (LRV 56.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Cinnamon Tea
Darker than Cinnamon Tea
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S200-2 |
| Hex | #DEC0AD |
| RGB | 222, 192, 173 |
| HSL | 23°, 43%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.8, 7.7, 13.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cinnamon Tea (Behr S200-2), published as #DEC0AD
#CEB6AB
#EFCAAD
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 Cinnamon Tea (Behr S200-2)?
- Cinnamon Tea has an LRV of 56.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cinnamon Tea is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Cinnamon Tea in another brand?
- Milk Shake (BM 1165) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cinnamon Tea warm or cool?
- Behr lists Cinnamon Tea as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red 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.