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Irish Cream: 3 paint colors share this name.

Behr, PPG and Sherwin-Williams each sell a color called Irish 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.

BehrIrish CreamMQ2-08 · #E1C8ABLRV60LightnessLightUndertoneWarmView Behr MQ2-08
PPGIrish CreamPPG1061-1 · #EFE7DFLRV80LightnessVery LightUndertoneWarmView PPG PPG1061-1
Sherwin-WilliamsIrish CreamSW 7537 · #E3D2B8LRV66LightnessLightUndertoneWarmView Sherwin-Williams SW 7537

The numbers

BrandCodeHexLRVUndertoneFamily
BehrMQ2-08#E1C8AB60WarmBeige
PPGPPG1061-1#EFE7DF80WarmWhite
Sherwin-WilliamsSW 7537#E3D2B866WarmBeige

What actually differs

Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.

MQ2-08 is 20 points darker than PPG1061-1.

MQ2-08 is 6 points darker than SW 7537.

PPG1061-1 is 14 points lighter than SW 7537.

Irish Cream · 3 brands

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