Irish Mist (Behr 790C-1)
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Irish Mist (Behr 790C-1) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 78.1, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Irish Mist
Four Behr colors picked for Irish Mist 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 Irish Mist, 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 | Ethereal White | SW 6182 | 76 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Seapearl | 961 | 76.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wispy White | 7006-1 | 76 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Oyster White | 10-05 | 78 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Irish Mist (LRV 78.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Irish Mist
Darker than Irish Mist
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 790C-1 |
| Hex | #E7E5DB |
| RGB | 231, 229, 219 |
| HSL | 50°, 20%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.8, -1.1, 5.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Irish Mist (Behr 790C-1), published as #E7E5DB
#D5DBD9
#F9EFDB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Irish Mist (Behr 790C-1)?
- Irish Mist has an LRV of 78.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Irish Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Irish Mist in another brand?
- Oyster White (PPG 10-05) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Irish Mist warm or cool?
- Behr lists Irish Mist as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.1; 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.