Sweet Coconut Milk (Behr M230-1)
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Sweet Coconut Milk (Behr M230-1) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 88.7, so it reflects about 89 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Coconut Milk
Four Behr colors picked for Sweet Coconut Milk 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 Sweet Coconut Milk, 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 | Honied White | SW 7106 | 86 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Apricot Ice | 2015-70 | 85.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Night Light | 7002-19 | 85 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spun Cotton | 1203-1 | 84 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Sweet Coconut Milk (LRV 88.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Coconut Milk
Darker than Sweet Coconut Milk
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | M230-1 |
| Hex | #FBF1DF |
| RGB | 251, 241, 223 |
| HSL | 39°, 78%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.5, 0.4, 9.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Coconut Milk (Behr M230-1), published as #FBF1DF
#EAE7DD
#FFFBDF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Coconut Milk (Behr M230-1)?
- Sweet Coconut Milk has an LRV of 88.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Coconut Milk is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Coconut Milk in another brand?
- Apricot Ice (BM 2015-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Coconut Milk warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sweet Coconut Milk as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.9; 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.