Beach House (Behr BWC-04)

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Beach House (Behr BWC-04) is a very light, warm white from Behr: LRV 89.2, so it reflects about 89 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Beach House
Four Behr colors picked for Beach House 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 Beach House, 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 | Cheviot | SW 9503 | 89 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Capitol White | CW-10 | 86.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Betsy's Linen | 7005-16 | 91 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Mother Of Pearl | 1100-1 | 86 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Beach House (LRV 89.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Beach House
Darker than Beach House
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BWC-04 |
| Hex | #F5F3E6 |
| RGB | 245, 243, 230 |
| HSL | 52°, 43%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 89.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.7, -1.6, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Beach House (Behr BWC-04), published as #F5F3E6
#E3E9E4
#FFFEE6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Beach House (Behr BWC-04)?
- Beach House has an LRV of 89.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Beach House is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Beach House in another brand?
- Capitol White (BM CW-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Beach House warm or cool?
- Behr lists Beach House as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.5; 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.