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Same name, different colors

Heavy Cream: 2 paint colors share this name.

Behr and PPG each sell a color called Heavy Cream. They are close in name only. Here is how they actually differ.

Side by side

Set next to each other, the differences in value and undertone show up immediately.

BehrHeavy CreamPPU5-10 · #F5EBDCLRV84LightnessVery LightUndertoneWarmView Behr PPU5-10
PPGHeavy CreamPPG1098-2 · #E8DDC6LRV71LightnessVery LightUndertoneWarmView PPG PPG1098-2

The numbers

BrandCodeHexLRVUndertoneFamily
BehrPPU5-10#F5EBDC84WarmWhite
PPGPPG1098-2#E8DDC671WarmBeige

What actually differs

Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.

PPU5-10 is 13 points lighter than PPG1098-2.

Heavy Cream · 2 brands

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