Twinkling Lights (Behr M280-1)
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Twinkling Lights (Behr M280-1) is a very light, warm white from Behr: LRV 90.6, so it reflects about 91 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Twinkling Lights
Four Behr colors picked for Twinkling Lights 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 Twinkling Lights, 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 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Capitol White | CW-10 | 86.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | December Starlight | 7003-7 | 87 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | White Chip | 15-06 | 87 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Twinkling Lights (LRV 90.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Twinkling Lights
Darker than Twinkling Lights
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | M280-1 |
| Hex | #F9F4E7 |
| RGB | 249, 244, 231 |
| HSL | 43°, 60%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 90.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.3, -0.5, 6.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Twinkling Lights (Behr M280-1), published as #F9F4E7
#E7EAE5
#FFFEE6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Twinkling Lights (Behr M280-1)?
- Twinkling Lights has an LRV of 90.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Twinkling Lights is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Twinkling Lights in another brand?
- White Chip (PPG 15-06) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Twinkling Lights warm or cool?
- Behr lists Twinkling Lights as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.9; 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.