Whipped Cream (Behr DC-001)
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Whipped Cream (Behr DC-001) is a very light, neutral white from Behr: LRV 91.1, so it reflects about 91 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Whipped Cream
Four Behr colors picked for Whipped Cream 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 Whipped Cream, 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 | White Snow | SW 9541 | 90 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Opulence | 879 | 87.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Swiss Coffee | 7002-16 | 87 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Delicate White | 1001-1 | 88 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Whipped Cream (LRV 91.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Whipped Cream
Darker than Whipped Cream
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | DC-001 |
| Hex | #F6F5EF |
| RGB | 246, 245, 239 |
| HSL | 51°, 28%, 95% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 91.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.5, -0.7, 3.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Whipped Cream (Behr DC-001), published as #F6F5EF
#E4EBED
#FFFEEE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Whipped Cream (Behr DC-001)?
- Whipped Cream has an LRV of 91.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Whipped Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Whipped Cream in another brand?
- White Snow (SW 9541) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Whipped Cream warm or cool?
- Behr lists Whipped Cream as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.0; 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.