Parachute Silk (Behr UL160-16)
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Parachute Silk (Behr UL160-16) is a medium, warm beige from Behr: LRV 58.9, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Parachute Silk
Four Behr colors picked for Parachute Silk 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 Parachute Silk, 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 | Sand Beach | SW 7529 | 57 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Everlasting | 1038 | 60.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Gardenia | 3005-10B | 59 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Armadillo | 14-17 | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Parachute Silk (LRV 58.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Parachute Silk
Darker than Parachute Silk
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | UL160-16 |
| Hex | #D7C8AF |
| RGB | 215, 200, 175 |
| HSL | 37°, 33%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.2, 1.2, 14.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Parachute Silk (Behr UL160-16), published as #D7C8AF
#C6BEAD
#E8D2AF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Parachute Silk (Behr UL160-16)?
- Parachute Silk has an LRV of 58.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Parachute Silk is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Parachute Silk in another brand?
- Armadillo (PPG 14-17) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Parachute Silk warm or cool?
- Behr lists Parachute Silk as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.4; 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.