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Cheese Powder

P240-1

Cheese Powder reads buttery warm cream with a golden-orange undertone, brighter than off-white and softer than yellow. Kitchens and breakfast rooms can carry the warmth when fixed finishes already lean warm. Bright light makes it glow across broad walls.

Shade turns it creamy beige in corners. Halls need trim that supports the yellow side. Warm white trim gives low contrast through the room. Cool gray counters can expose the orange side. Test before painting near them.
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Color Codes

HEX
#ffe4be
RGB Decimal
255, 228, 190
RGB Percent
100.0%, 89.4%, 74.5%
HSL
35.1, 100.0%, 87.3%
HSV
35.1, 25.5%, 100.0%
CMYK
0.0%, 10.6%, 25.5%, 0.0%
YIQ
231.7, 28.3, -6.2
XYZ
78.28, 80.46, 60.12
CIE Lab
91.89, 3.62, 21.94
CIE Luv
91.89, 18.87, 30.80
Hunter Lab
89.70, 3.69, 19.70
Decimal
16770238

Cheese Powder in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Behr Cheese Powder under artificial light

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Behr Cheese Powder under natural light

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

35°

Orange Family

Lightness

87%

Light

Saturation

100%

Highly Saturated

LRV

90.6
0%100%
Very Dark
Dark
Medium
Light
Very Light
White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position
Saturation →
Lightness →

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Cheese PowderWhipped ApricotSweet OrangeJust Ducky

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Cheese PowderCreamy BeigeTudor CreamPopcorn Ball

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

Behr

Cheese Powder

Valspar

Semifreddo

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Cheese Powder

Valspar

Coconut Scent

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Cheese Powder

Valspar

Popcorn

Behr

Cheese Powder

Valspar

Evening Sun

Behr

Cheese Powder

Valspar

Creamy Oat

Behr

Cheese Powder

Valspar

Glow Home

Behr

Cheese Powder

Behr

September Morning

Behr

Cheese Powder

Benjamin Moore

Soleil

Behr

Cheese Powder

Glidden

Creamy Custard

Behr

Cheese Powder

Benjamin Moore

Delicate Peach

Behr

Cheese Powder

Valspar

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