Soft Iris (Behr 640A-1)
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Soft Iris (Behr 640A-1) is a light, neutral off-white from Behr: LRV 77.8, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Iris
Four Behr colors picked for Soft Iris 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 Soft Iris, 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 | Elation | SW 6827 | 72 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Whisper Violet | 2070-70 | 76.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Gossamer Curtains | 1002-6C | 78 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Guardian Angel | 1247-2 | 76 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Soft Iris (LRV 77.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Iris
Darker than Soft Iris
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 640A-1 |
| Hex | #E6E3EB |
| RGB | 230, 227, 235 |
| HSL | 263°, 17%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.7, 2.5, -3.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Iris (Behr 640A-1), published as #E6E3EB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Iris (Behr 640A-1)?
- Soft Iris has an LRV of 77.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Iris is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Iris in another brand?
- Guardian Angel (PPG 1247-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Iris warm or cool?
- Behr lists Soft Iris as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.5; 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.