Dried Coconut (Behr HDC-SM16-01)
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Dried Coconut (Behr HDC-SM16-01) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 79.8, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dried Coconut
Four Behr colors picked for Dried Coconut 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 Dried Coconut, 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 | Classic Light Buff | SW 0050 | 83 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | White Down | 970 | 76.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Shania's Lace | 3006-10C | 80 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Colonial White | 1097-1 | 78 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Dried Coconut (LRV 79.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Dried Coconut
Darker than Dried Coconut
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-SM16-01 |
| Hex | #EBE7D9 |
| RGB | 235, 231, 217 |
| HSL | 47°, 31%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.6, -1.0, 7.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dried Coconut (Behr HDC-SM16-01), published as #EBE7D9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dried Coconut (Behr HDC-SM16-01)?
- Dried Coconut has an LRV of 79.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dried Coconut is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Dried Coconut in another brand?
- Colonial White (PPG 1097-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dried Coconut warm or cool?
- Behr lists Dried Coconut as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.3; 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.