White Wool (Behr GR-W01)
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White Wool (Behr GR-W01) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 85.9, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with White Wool
Four Behr colors picked for White Wool 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 White Wool, 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 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ivory White | 925 | 83.3 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Whitewashed Oak | 7006-23 | 83 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Combed Cotton | 1205-1 | 87 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to White Wool (LRV 85.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than White Wool
Darker than White Wool
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | GR-W01 |
| Hex | #F2EFDE |
| RGB | 242, 239, 222 |
| HSL | 51°, 43%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.3, -1.9, 8.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Wool (Behr GR-W01), published as #F2EFDE
#E0E5DC
#FFF9DE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of White Wool (Behr GR-W01)?
- White Wool has an LRV of 85.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so White Wool is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to White Wool in another brand?
- Ivory White (BM 925) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is White Wool warm or cool?
- Behr lists White Wool as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.6; 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.