Beachy Keen (PPG 1081-2)
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Beachy Keen (PPG 1081-2) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Beachy Keen
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Beachy Keen by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Beachy Keen, 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 | Interactive Cream | SW 6113 | 62 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Powder Puff | 1143 | 61.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Minimum Beige | HDC-MD-17 | 67.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Bread Basket | 3002-8B | 67 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Beachy Keen (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Beachy Keen
Darker than Beachy Keen
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1081-2 |
| Hex | #E6D0B6 |
| RGB | 230, 208, 182 |
| HSL | 32°, 49%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.7, 3.6, 15.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Beachy Keen (PPG 1081-2), published as #E6D0B6
#D5C6B4
#F7DAB6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Beachy Keen (PPG 1081-2)?
- Beachy Keen has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Beachy Keen is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Beachy Keen in another brand?
- Minimum Beige (Behr HDC-MD-17) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Beachy Keen warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Beachy Keen as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.