Spring White (Behr BWC-18)
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Spring White (Behr BWC-18) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 82.8, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring White
Four Behr colors picked for Spring 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 Spring 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 | Barely Pear | SW 9666 | 83 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Meadow Mist | 936 | 78.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ocean Buff | 7005-7 | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Magical Stardust | 1123-2 | 81 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Spring White (LRV 82.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring White
Darker than Spring White
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BWC-18 |
| Hex | #EBECDC |
| RGB | 235, 236, 220 |
| HSL | 64°, 30%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.9, -3.1, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring White (Behr BWC-18), published as #EBECDC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring White (Behr BWC-18)?
- Spring White 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 Spring White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Spring White in another brand?
- Magical Stardust (PPG 1123-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spring White warm or cool?
- Behr lists Spring White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.