Turtle Dove (Behr 400E-2)
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Turtle Dove (Behr 400E-2) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 74.7, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Turtle Dove
Four Behr colors picked for Turtle Dove 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 Turtle Dove, 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 | Sagey | SW 6175 | 75 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Polar Frost | 1506 | 71.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Summer Mist | 6004-3A | 76 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pinch Of Pistachio | 1126-3 | 71 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Turtle Dove (LRV 74.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Turtle Dove
Darker than Turtle Dove
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 400E-2 |
| Hex | #E3E1CF |
| RGB | 227, 225, 207 |
| HSL | 54°, 26%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.3, -2.4, 9.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Turtle Dove (Behr 400E-2), published as #E3E1CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Turtle Dove (Behr 400E-2)?
- Turtle Dove has an LRV of 74.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Turtle Dove is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Turtle Dove in another brand?
- Summer Mist (Valspar 6004-3A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Turtle Dove warm or cool?
- Behr lists Turtle Dove as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.1; 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.