Dover Cliffs (Behr ECC-28-2)

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Dover Cliffs (Behr ECC-28-2) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 81.8, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dover Cliffs
Four Behr colors picked for Dover Cliffs 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 Dover Cliffs, 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 | Restful White | SW 7563 | 81 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Linen White | 912 | 80.9 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Polished Ivory | 7006-6 | 82 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Milk Paint | 1098-1 | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Dover Cliffs (LRV 81.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Dover Cliffs
Darker than Dover Cliffs
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ECC-28-2 |
| Hex | #F0E9D8 |
| RGB | 240, 233, 216 |
| HSL | 42°, 44%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.5, -0.5, 9.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dover Cliffs (Behr ECC-28-2), published as #F0E9D8
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#FFF3D8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dover Cliffs (Behr ECC-28-2)?
- Dover Cliffs has an LRV of 81.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dover Cliffs is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Dover Cliffs in another brand?
- Polished Ivory (Valspar 7006-6) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dover Cliffs warm or cool?
- Behr lists Dover Cliffs as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.1; 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.