Elegant White (Behr ICC-20)
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Elegant White (Behr ICC-20) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 87.2, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Elegant White
Four Behr colors picked for Elegant 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 Elegant 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 | Roman Column | SW 7562 | 88 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | White Blush | 904 | 84.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | December Starlight | 7003-7 | 87 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | White Chip | 15-06 | 87 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Elegant White (LRV 87.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Elegant White
Darker than Elegant White
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ICC-20 |
| Hex | #F5F0E1 |
| RGB | 245, 240, 225 |
| HSL | 45°, 50%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.8, -0.9, 7.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Elegant White (Behr ICC-20), published as #F5F0E1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Elegant White (Behr ICC-20)?
- Elegant White has an LRV of 87.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Elegant White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Elegant White in another brand?
- White Chip (PPG 15-06) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Elegant White warm or cool?
- Behr lists Elegant White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.8; 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.