White Smoke (Behr PPL-57)
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White Smoke (Behr PPL-57) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 88.8, so it reflects about 89 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with White Smoke
Four Behr colors picked for White Smoke 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 White Smoke, 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 | Barely Pear | SW 9666 | 83 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Paper Mache | AF-25 | 84.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lemon Edge | 7003-23 | 89 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sail Cloth | 1213-1 | 86 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to White Smoke (LRV 88.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than White Smoke
Darker than White Smoke
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPL-57 |
| Hex | #F3F3E5 |
| RGB | 243, 243, 229 |
| HSL | 60°, 37%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.5, -2.4, 6.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Smoke (Behr PPL-57), published as #F3F3E5
#E1E9E3
#FFFEE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of White Smoke (Behr PPL-57)?
- White Smoke has an LRV of 88.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so White Smoke is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to White Smoke in another brand?
- Lemon Edge (Valspar 7003-23) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is White Smoke warm or cool?
- Behr lists White Smoke as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.8; 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.