Painter's White (Behr PPU18-8)
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Painter's White (Behr PPU18-8) is a light, neutral off-white from Behr: LRV 76.1, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Painter's White
Four Behr colors picked for Painter's White 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 Painter's White, 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 | Origami White | SW 7636 | 76 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Classic Gray | OC-23 | 73.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wispy White | 7006-1 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Paraffin | 14-31 | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Painter's White (LRV 76.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Painter's White
Darker than Painter's White
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU18-8 |
| Hex | #E5E2DA |
| RGB | 229, 226, 218 |
| HSL | 44°, 17%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.9, -0.4, 4.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Painter's White (Behr PPU18-8), published as #E5E2DA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Painter's White (Behr PPU18-8)?
- Painter's White 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 Painter's White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Painter's White in another brand?
- Origami White (SW 7636) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Painter's White warm or cool?
- Behr lists Painter's White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.3; 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.