Whispering Waterfall (Behr BL-W06)
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Whispering Waterfall (Behr BL-W06) is a light, warm gray from Behr: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Whispering Waterfall
Four Behr colors picked for Whispering Waterfall by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Whispering Waterfall, 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 | Spinach White | SW 6434 | 79 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Woodland White | 463 | 77 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Summer Eclipse | 7005-24 | 80 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Hydrangea Floret | 1134-1 | 81 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Whispering Waterfall (LRV 78 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Whispering Waterfall
Darker than Whispering Waterfall
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BL-W06 |
| Hex | #E3E6DB |
| RGB | 227, 230, 219 |
| HSL | 76°, 18%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.8, -2.9, 5.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Whispering Waterfall (Behr BL-W06), published as #E3E6DB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Whispering Waterfall (Behr BL-W06)?
- Whispering Waterfall has an LRV of 78 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Whispering Waterfall is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Whispering Waterfall in another brand?
- Woodland White (BM 463) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Whispering Waterfall warm or cool?
- Behr lists Whispering Waterfall as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.0; 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.