Calm (Behr BL-W01)
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Calm (Behr BL-W01) is a light, neutral off-white from Behr: LRV 79.7, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Calm
Four Behr colors picked for Calm 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 Calm, 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 | Rainsong | SW 9681 | 78 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | In Your Eyes | 715 | 75.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Sweet Leaf | 7005-19 | 80 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Mild Mint | 1146-1 | 77 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Calm (LRV 79.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Calm
Darker than Calm
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BL-W01 |
| Hex | #DFE9E6 |
| RGB | 223, 233, 230 |
| HSL | 162°, 19%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.5, -3.9, 0.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Calm (Behr BL-W01), published as #DFE9E6
#CDDFE4
#F2F3E6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Calm (Behr BL-W01)?
- Calm has an LRV of 79.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Calm is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Calm in another brand?
- Sweet Leaf (Valspar 7005-19) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Calm warm or cool?
- Behr lists Calm as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.3; 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.