Angel Food (Behr 290A-1)
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Angel Food (Behr 290A-1) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 86.9, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Angel Food
Four Behr colors picked for Angel Food 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 Angel Food, 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 | Paperwhite | SW 7105 | 87 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Paradise Beach | 911 | 83.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Night Light | 7002-19 | 85 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spun Cotton | 1203-1 | 84 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Angel Food (LRV 86.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Angel Food
Darker than Angel Food
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 290A-1 |
| Hex | #F8EFDD |
| RGB | 248, 239, 221 |
| HSL | 40°, 66%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.7, 0.0, 9.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Angel Food (Behr 290A-1), published as #F8EFDD
#E7E5DB
#FFF9DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Angel Food (Behr 290A-1)?
- Angel Food has an LRV of 86.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Angel Food is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Angel Food in another brand?
- Paradise Beach (BM 911) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Angel Food warm or cool?
- Behr lists Angel Food as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.8; 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.