Confident White (Behr GR-W12)
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Confident White (Behr GR-W12) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 73.7, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Confident White
Four Behr colors picked for Confident White 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 Confident White, 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 | Arrowroote | SW 9502 | 73 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Muskoka Trail | 974 | 72 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Presidential White | 7006-15 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Fossil Stone | 1102-2 | 72 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Confident White (LRV 73.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Confident White
Darker than Confident White
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | GR-W12 |
| Hex | #E4DFCE |
| RGB | 228, 223, 206 |
| HSL | 46°, 29%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, -1.2, 8.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Confident White (Behr GR-W12), published as #E4DFCE
#D3D5CC
#F6E9CE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Confident White (Behr GR-W12)?
- Confident White has an LRV of 73.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Confident White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Confident White in another brand?
- Muskoka Trail (BM 974) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Confident White warm or cool?
- Behr lists Confident White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.9; 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.