Smart White (Behr 730A-1)
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Smart White (Behr 730A-1) is a very light, neutral white from Behr: LRV 89.8, so it reflects about 90 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smart White
Four Behr colors picked for Smart White 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 Smart 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 | White Snow | SW 9541 | 90 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Gardenia | AF-10 | 85 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Swiss Coffee | 7002-16 | 87 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cow's Milk | 1053-1 | 85 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Smart White (LRV 89.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Smart White
Darker than Smart White
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 730A-1 |
| Hex | #F6F3EC |
| RGB | 246, 243, 236 |
| HSL | 42°, 36%, 95% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 89.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.9, -0.2, 3.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smart White (Behr 730A-1), published as #F6F3EC
#E4E9EA
#FFFDEC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smart White (Behr 730A-1)?
- Smart White has an LRV of 89.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smart White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Smart White in another brand?
- Gardenia (BM AF-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Smart White warm or cool?
- Behr lists Smart White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.7; 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.