Aged Parchment (Behr UL150-10)
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Aged Parchment (Behr UL150-10) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 73.3, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Aged Parchment
Four Behr colors picked for Aged Parchment 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 Aged Parchment, 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 | Radiant Dawn | SW 9661 | 75 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Lambskin | 1051 | 71.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Manila Cream | 3001-8C | 72 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Botany Beige | 15-27 | 71 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Aged Parchment (LRV 73.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Aged Parchment
Darker than Aged Parchment
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | UL150-10 |
| Hex | #E9DDCA |
| RGB | 233, 221, 202 |
| HSL | 37°, 41%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.6, 1.0, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Aged Parchment (Behr UL150-10), published as #E9DDCA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Aged Parchment (Behr UL150-10)?
- Aged Parchment has an LRV of 73.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Aged Parchment is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Aged Parchment in another brand?
- Lambskin (BM 1051) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Aged Parchment warm or cool?
- Behr lists Aged Parchment as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; 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.