Behr Crème De La Crème MQ3-33

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What are Behr Crème De La Crème undertones?
Is Crème De La Crème MQ3-33 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Crème De La Crème
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Crème De La Crème MQ3-33
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	MQ3-33
Name:	Crème De La Crème
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Crème De La Crème?

Behr Crème De La Crème MQ3-33 is a pale, softly muted off-white with a gentle beige-gray cast. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly creamy or yellow, while the slight warmth prevents the color from feeling stark. In bright daylight, it can appear close to a light neutral white; under warmer lamps, its subtle taupe-beige undertone becomes more noticeable. Use it on main walls, ceilings, or cabinetry when you want a quiet backdrop for natural oak, brushed brass, linen, and warm gray textiles. For contrast, pair Crème De La Crème with deeper charcoal, clay brown, or muted olive accents.

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What are Behr Crème De La Crème undertones?

Crème De La Crème is a light, near-neutral neutral off-white. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#E2DED7

RGB code:

226, 222, 215

Is Behr Crème De La Crème cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 38°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

MQ3-33 Crème De La Crème HSL code: 38, 16%, 86%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Crème De La Crème

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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Morning

Noon

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Crème De La Crème:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

MQ3-33
Crème De La Crème

Darker shades

MQ3-33
Crème De La Crème

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Crème De La Crème with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Behr Shaved Ice and Adirondack Blue.

MQ3-33
Crème De La Crème

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LRV of Crème De La Crème

Crème De La Crème has an LRV of 73.22% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 73.22%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#e2ded7
RGB Decimal	226, 222, 215
RGB Percent	88.63%, 87.06%, 84.31%
HSV	Hue: 38° Saturation: 4.87% Value: 88.63%
HSL	hsl(38, 16, 86)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.77 Yellow: 4.87 Key: 11.37
YIQ	Y: 222.398 I: 4.633 Q: -1.332
XYZ	X: 69.748 Y: 73.318 Z: 74.749
CIE Lab	L:88.599 a:0.133 b:3.911
CIE Luv	L:88.599 u:2.687 v:5.877
Decimal	14868183
Hunter Lab	85.626, -4.444, 8.18