Queen Anne's Lace (Behr BWC-19)
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Queen Anne's Lace (Behr BWC-19) is a very light, neutral white from Behr: LRV 82.8, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Queen Anne's Lace
Four Behr colors picked for Queen Anne's Lace 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 Queen Anne's Lace, 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 | Serendipity | SW 9671 | 84 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Lake | 2138-70 | 78.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ivy Shadow | 7005-18 | 81 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Poetic License | 1135-1 | 80 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Queen Anne's Lace (LRV 82.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Queen Anne's Lace
Darker than Queen Anne's Lace
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BWC-19 |
| Hex | #E8ECE5 |
| RGB | 232, 236, 229 |
| HSL | 94°, 16%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.9, -2.6, 2.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Queen Anne's Lace (Behr BWC-19), published as #E8ECE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Queen Anne's Lace (Behr BWC-19)?
- Queen Anne's Lace 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 Queen Anne's Lace is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Queen Anne's Lace in another brand?
- Serendipity (SW 9671) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Queen Anne's Lace warm or cool?
- Behr lists Queen Anne's Lace as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.9; 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.