Ballerina Beauty (Behr MQ3-08)
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Ballerina Beauty (Behr MQ3-08) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 74.3, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ballerina Beauty
Four Behr colors picked for Ballerina Beauty 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 Ballerina Beauty, 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 | Nice White | SW 6063 | 74 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Savory Cream | 2105-70 | 76.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Blank Canvas | 7001-16 | 76 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Stone Harbor | 1079-2 | 75 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Ballerina Beauty (LRV 74.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Ballerina Beauty
Darker than Ballerina Beauty
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ3-08 |
| Hex | #E8DED6 |
| RGB | 232, 222, 214 |
| HSL | 27°, 28%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.0, 2.0, 5.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ballerina Beauty (Behr MQ3-08), published as #E8DED6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ballerina Beauty (Behr MQ3-08)?
- Ballerina Beauty has an LRV of 74.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ballerina Beauty is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ballerina Beauty in another brand?
- Nice White (SW 6063) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ballerina Beauty warm or cool?
- Behr lists Ballerina Beauty as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.1; 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.