Alpaca Blanket (Behr BWC-27)
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Alpaca Blanket (Behr BWC-27) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 68.2, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Alpaca Blanket
Four Behr colors picked for Alpaca Blanket by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Alpaca Blanket, 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 | Warm Winter | SW 9506 | 70 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | White Sand | 964 | 67 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Light Raffia | 3008-10B | 70 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Antique White | 1024-2 | 70 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Alpaca Blanket (LRV 68.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Alpaca Blanket
Darker than Alpaca Blanket
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BWC-27 |
| Hex | #DED7C5 |
| RGB | 222, 215, 197 |
| HSL | 43°, 27%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.1, -0.6, 9.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alpaca Blanket (Behr BWC-27), published as #DED7C5
#CDCDC3
#F0E1C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Alpaca Blanket (Behr BWC-27)?
- Alpaca Blanket has an LRV of 68.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Alpaca Blanket is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Alpaca Blanket in another brand?
- White Sand (BM 964) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Alpaca Blanket warm or cool?
- Behr lists Alpaca Blanket as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.7; 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.