Painter's Canvas (Behr M320-1)
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Painter's Canvas (Behr M320-1) is a very light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 88.9, so it reflects about 89 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Painter's Canvas
Four Behr colors picked for Painter's Canvas by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Painter's Canvas, 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 | Paperwhite | SW 7105 | 87 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ivory Tusk | 2153-70 | 84.6 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Saffron Ivory | 7003-21 | 88 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spice Ivory | 1204-1 | 86 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Painter's Canvas (LRV 88.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Painter's Canvas
Darker than Painter's Canvas
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | M320-1 |
| Hex | #F9F2DE |
| RGB | 249, 242, 222 |
| HSL | 44°, 69%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.6, -1.0, 10.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Painter's Canvas (Behr M320-1), published as #F9F2DE
#E7E8DC
#FFFDDE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Painter's Canvas (Behr M320-1)?
- Painter's Canvas has an LRV of 88.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Painter's Canvas is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Painter's Canvas in another brand?
- Ivory Tusk (BM 2153-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Painter's Canvas warm or cool?
- Behr lists Painter's Canvas as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.5; 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.