Heirloom Lace (Behr 280E-1)
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Heirloom Lace (Behr 280E-1) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 80.9, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heirloom Lace
Four Behr colors picked for Heirloom Lace by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Heirloom Lace, 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 | Choice Cream | SW 6357 | 77 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Puppy Paws | 1156 | 75.1 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Tangerine Dream | 7001-7 | 80 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | China Doll | 1200-1 | 79 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Heirloom Lace (LRV 80.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Heirloom Lace
Darker than Heirloom Lace
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 280E-1 |
| Hex | #F5E6D6 |
| RGB | 245, 230, 214 |
| HSL | 31°, 61%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.1, 2.5, 9.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heirloom Lace (Behr 280E-1), published as #F5E6D6
#E4DCD4
#FFF0D6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heirloom Lace (Behr 280E-1)?
- Heirloom Lace has an LRV of 80.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heirloom Lace is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Heirloom Lace in another brand?
- Tangerine Dream (Valspar 7001-7) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Heirloom Lace warm or cool?
- Behr lists Heirloom Lace as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.6; 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.