Dried Lavender (Behr PPL-22)
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Dried Lavender (Behr PPL-22) is a very light, neutral white from Behr: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dried Lavender
Four Behr colors picked for Dried Lavender 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 Dried Lavender, 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 | Opalescent | SW 9686 | 75 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Mirage White | 2116-70 | 80.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Star Light | 4001-7A | 80 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Winter Morn | 1172-2 | 81 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Dried Lavender (LRV 82 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Dried Lavender
Darker than Dried Lavender
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPL-22 |
| Hex | #EBE9EC |
| RGB | 235, 233, 236 |
| HSL | 280°, 7%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.6, 1.2, -1.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dried Lavender (Behr PPL-22), published as #EBE9EC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dried Lavender (Behr PPL-22)?
- Dried Lavender has an LRV of 82 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dried Lavender is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Dried Lavender in another brand?
- Winter Morn (PPG 1172-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dried Lavender warm or cool?
- Behr lists Dried Lavender as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.2; 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.