Designer White (Behr ICC-11)
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Designer White (Behr ICC-11) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 73.8, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Designer White
Four Behr colors picked for Designer 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 Designer 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 | Pacer White | SW 6098 | 73 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Ionic Column | 1016 | 70.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Balance | 2004-10C | 75 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Moroccan Moonlight | 1074-2 | 76 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Designer White (LRV 73.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Designer White
Darker than Designer White
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ICC-11 |
| Hex | #E7DED1 |
| RGB | 231, 222, 209 |
| HSL | 35°, 31%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, 0.9, 7.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Designer White (Behr ICC-11), published as #E7DED1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Designer White (Behr ICC-11)?
- Designer White has an LRV of 73.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Designer White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Designer White in another brand?
- Balance (Valspar 2004-10C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Designer White warm or cool?
- Behr lists Designer White as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.5; 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.