Pale Starlet (Behr HDC-CT-17)
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Pale Starlet (Behr HDC-CT-17) is a light, neutral off-white from Behr: LRV 73.7, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Starlet
Four Behr colors picked for Pale Starlet 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 Pale Starlet, 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 | Incredible White | SW 7028 | 74 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | White Winged Dove | 1457 | 75.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ballroom Belle | 7001-9 | 75 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stone Harbor | 1079-2 | 75 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Pale Starlet (LRV 73.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Starlet
Darker than Pale Starlet
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-CT-17 |
| Hex | #E4DED8 |
| RGB | 228, 222, 216 |
| HSL | 30°, 18%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, 1.0, 3.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Starlet (Behr HDC-CT-17), published as #E4DED8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Starlet (Behr HDC-CT-17)?
- Pale Starlet 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 Pale Starlet is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Starlet in another brand?
- White Winged Dove (BM 1457) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Starlet warm or cool?
- Behr lists Pale Starlet as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.7; 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.