Wisdom (Behr PPL-75)
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Wisdom (Behr PPL-75) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 76.1, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wisdom
Four Behr colors picked for Wisdom 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 Wisdom, 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 | Ethereal White | SW 6182 | 76 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cascade Mountains | 862 | 76.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Divine Cream | 7006-8 | 79 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rain Cloud | 1125-1 | 75 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Wisdom (LRV 76.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Wisdom
Darker than Wisdom
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPL-75 |
| Hex | #E2E3D8 |
| RGB | 226, 227, 216 |
| HSL | 65°, 16%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.9, -2.3, 5.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wisdom (Behr PPL-75), published as #E2E3D8
#D0D9D6
#F4EDD8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wisdom (Behr PPL-75)?
- Wisdom has an LRV of 76.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wisdom is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wisdom in another brand?
- Rain Cloud (PPG 1125-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wisdom warm or cool?
- Behr lists Wisdom as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.3; 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.