Smoky White (Behr BWC-13)
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Smoky White (Behr BWC-13) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 77.9, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smoky White
Four Behr colors picked for Smoky White 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 Smoky White, 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 | Pearly White | SW 7009 | 77 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Etiquette | AF-50 | 74 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Quail Egg | 7002-12 | 78 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Paraffin | 14-31 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Smoky White (LRV 77.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Smoky White
Darker than Smoky White
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BWC-13 |
| Hex | #E9E4DA |
| RGB | 233, 228, 218 |
| HSL | 40°, 25%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.7, 0.0, 5.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smoky White (Behr BWC-13), published as #E9E4DA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smoky White (Behr BWC-13)?
- Smoky White has an LRV of 77.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smoky White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Smoky White in another brand?
- Pearly White (SW 7009) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Smoky White warm or cool?
- Behr lists Smoky White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.5; 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.