Tailor's Chalk (Behr N170-1)
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Tailor's Chalk (Behr N170-1) is a very light, neutral off-white from Behr: LRV 80.5, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tailor's Chalk
Four Behr colors picked for Tailor's Chalk 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 Tailor's Chalk, 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 | Pale Pink | SW 9696 | 80 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cloudy Gray | 2107-70 | 77.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Virtue | 7001-15 | 81 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Irish Cream | 1061-1 | 81 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Tailor's Chalk (LRV 80.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Tailor's Chalk
Darker than Tailor's Chalk
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N170-1 |
| Hex | #EDE7E0 |
| RGB | 237, 231, 224 |
| HSL | 32°, 27%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.9, 0.8, 4.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tailor's Chalk (Behr N170-1), published as #EDE7E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tailor's Chalk (Behr N170-1)?
- Tailor's Chalk has an LRV of 80.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tailor's Chalk is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Tailor's Chalk in another brand?
- Virtue (Valspar 7001-15) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tailor's Chalk warm or cool?
- Behr lists Tailor's Chalk as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.1; 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.