Quiet Whisper (Behr BWC-05)
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Quiet Whisper (Behr BWC-05) is a very light, warm white from Behr: LRV 88.6, so it reflects about 89 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Quiet Whisper
Four Behr colors picked for Quiet Whisper 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 Quiet Whisper, 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 | Green Glimpse | SW 9676 | 82 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Cotton Balls | 2145-70 | 89 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | New Monsoon | 7005-21 | 85 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Clear Yellow | 1215-1 | 87 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Quiet Whisper (LRV 88.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Quiet Whisper
Darker than Quiet Whisper
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BWC-05 |
| Hex | #F1F3E8 |
| RGB | 241, 243, 232 |
| HSL | 71°, 31%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.4, -2.6, 5.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Quiet Whisper (Behr BWC-05), published as #F1F3E8
#DFE9E6
#FFFEE8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Quiet Whisper (Behr BWC-05)?
- Quiet Whisper has an LRV of 88.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Quiet Whisper is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Quiet Whisper in another brand?
- Cotton Balls (BM 2145-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Quiet Whisper warm or cool?
- Behr lists Quiet Whisper 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.