Poetic Light (Behr BWC-21)
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Poetic Light (Behr BWC-21) is a light, neutral off-white from Behr: LRV 73.4, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Poetic Light
Four Behr colors picked for Poetic Light 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 Poetic Light, 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 | Eider White | SW 7014 | 73 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | White Winged Dove | 1457 | 75.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ballroom Belle | 7001-9 | 75 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Shark | 1006-2 | 72 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Poetic Light (LRV 73.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Poetic Light
Darker than Poetic Light
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BWC-21 |
| Hex | #E2DED8 |
| RGB | 226, 222, 216 |
| HSL | 36°, 15%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.6, 0.3, 3.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Poetic Light (Behr BWC-21), published as #E2DED8
#D0D4D6
#F4E8D8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Poetic Light (Behr BWC-21)?
- Poetic Light has an LRV of 73.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Poetic Light is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Poetic Light in another brand?
- Eider White (SW 7014) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Poetic Light warm or cool?
- Behr lists Poetic Light as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.4; 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.