Elderflower (Behr BXC-86)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Elderflower (Behr BXC-86) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 94.1, so it reflects about 94 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Elderflower
Four Behr colors picked for Elderflower 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 Elderflower, 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 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Mascarpone | AF-20 | 89 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Betsy's Linen | 7005-16 | 91 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Combed Cotton | 1205-1 | 87 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Elderflower (LRV 94.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Darker than Elderflower
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BXC-86 |
| Hex | #FBF9E8 |
| RGB | 251, 249, 232 |
| HSL | 54°, 70%, 95% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 94.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 97.7, -2.2, 8.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Elderflower (Behr BXC-86), published as #FBF9E8
#E9EEE6
#FFFFE3
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Behr
More from Behr
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Elderflower (Behr BXC-86)?
- Elderflower has an LRV of 94.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Elderflower is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Elderflower in another brand?
- Mascarpone (BM AF-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Elderflower warm or cool?
- Behr lists Elderflower as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.4; 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.