Smokey Cream (Behr N190-1)
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Smokey Cream (Behr N190-1) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 74.9, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smokey Cream
Four Behr colors picked for Smokey Cream 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 Smokey Cream, 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 | Reliable White | SW 6091 | 74 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Bride To Be | 1009 | 70.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Bungalow White | 2005-10C | 74 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Toasted Marshmallow | 1019-1 | 76 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Smokey Cream (LRV 74.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Smokey Cream
Darker than Smokey Cream
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N190-1 |
| Hex | #E9DFD5 |
| RGB | 233, 223, 213 |
| HSL | 30°, 31%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, 1.7, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smokey Cream (Behr N190-1), published as #E9DFD5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smokey Cream (Behr N190-1)?
- Smokey Cream has an LRV of 74.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smokey Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Smokey Cream in another brand?
- Bungalow White (Valspar 2005-10C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Smokey Cream warm or cool?
- Behr lists Smokey Cream as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.