Navajo White (Behr 22)
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Navajo White (Behr 22) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 73.9, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Navajo White
Four Behr colors picked for Navajo White by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Navajo White, 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 | Vital Yellow | SW 6392 | 76 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Barely Beige | 1066 | 71.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hidden Path | 3008-8C | 71 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Heavy Cream | 1098-2 | 73 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Navajo White (LRV 73.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Navajo White
Darker than Navajo White
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 22 |
| Hex | #EBDEC4 |
| RGB | 235, 222, 196 |
| HSL | 40°, 49%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.9, 0.2, 14.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Navajo White (Behr 22), published as #EBDEC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Navajo White (Behr 22)?
- Navajo White has an LRV of 73.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Navajo White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Navajo White in another brand?
- Vital Yellow (SW 6392) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Navajo White warm or cool?
- Behr lists Navajo White as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. 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.