Dusting Powder (Behr BL-W05)
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Dusting Powder (Behr BL-W05) is a very light, neutral white from Behr: LRV 82.8, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dusting Powder
Four Behr colors picked for Dusting Powder 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 Dusting Powder, 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 | Serendipity | SW 9671 | 84 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | White Ice | 2139-70 | 83.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | White Sash | 7004-14 | 81 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Shooting Star | 1154-1 | 86 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Dusting Powder (LRV 82.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Dusting Powder
Darker than Dusting Powder
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BL-W05 |
| Hex | #E7ECE8 |
| RGB | 231, 236, 232 |
| HSL | 132°, 12%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.9, -2.4, 1.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dusting Powder (Behr BL-W05), published as #E7ECE8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dusting Powder (Behr BL-W05)?
- Dusting Powder has an LRV of 82.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dusting Powder is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Dusting Powder in another brand?
- White Sash (Valspar 7004-14) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dusting Powder warm or cool?
- Behr lists Dusting Powder as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.4; 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.