Mourning Dove (Behr OR-W12)
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Mourning Dove (Behr OR-W12) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 81.1, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mourning Dove
Four Behr colors picked for Mourning Dove 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 Mourning Dove, 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 | Classic Light Buff | SW 0050 | 83 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Collector's Item | AF-45 | 81.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Antique White | 7002-20 | 81 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Angel Food | 1088-1 | 81 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Mourning Dove (LRV 81.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Mourning Dove
Darker than Mourning Dove
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | OR-W12 |
| Hex | #EFE8D9 |
| RGB | 239, 232, 217 |
| HSL | 41°, 41%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.2, -0.2, 8.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mourning Dove (Behr OR-W12), published as #EFE8D9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mourning Dove (Behr OR-W12)?
- Mourning Dove has an LRV of 81.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mourning Dove is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Mourning Dove in another brand?
- Antique White (Valspar 7002-20) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mourning Dove warm or cool?
- Behr lists Mourning Dove as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.1; 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.