Soft Violet (Behr PPL-53)
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Soft Violet (Behr PPL-53) is a light, neutral off-white from Behr: LRV 79.4, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Violet
Four Behr colors picked for Soft Violet 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 Soft Violet, 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 | Snowbound | SW 7004 | 83 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Calm | OC-22 | 75.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Heirloom Pink | 7001-18 | 76 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Arctic Cotton | 1002-2 | 77 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Soft Violet (LRV 79.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Violet
Darker than Soft Violet
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPL-53 |
| Hex | #E9E6E2 |
| RGB | 233, 230, 226 |
| HSL | 34°, 14%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.4, 0.3, 2.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Violet (Behr PPL-53), published as #E9E6E2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Violet (Behr PPL-53)?
- Soft Violet has an LRV of 79.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Violet is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Violet in another brand?
- Arctic Cotton (PPG 1002-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Violet warm or cool?
- Behr lists Soft Violet as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.3; 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.