Cotton Knit (Behr PPU7-11)
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Cotton Knit (Behr PPU7-11) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 74.1, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cotton Knit
Four Behr colors picked for Cotton Knit 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 Cotton Knit, 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 | White Duck | SW 7010 | 74 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Olympic Mountains | 971 | 70.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Totten's Inlet | 7006-9 | 76 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Southern Breeze | 1097-2 | 74 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Cotton Knit (LRV 74.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Cotton Knit
Darker than Cotton Knit
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU7-11 |
| Hex | #E5DFD2 |
| RGB | 229, 223, 210 |
| HSL | 41°, 27%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.0, -0.2, 7.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cotton Knit (Behr PPU7-11), published as #E5DFD2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cotton Knit (Behr PPU7-11)?
- Cotton Knit has an LRV of 74.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cotton Knit is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cotton Knit in another brand?
- White Duck (SW 7010) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cotton Knit warm or cool?
- Behr lists Cotton Knit as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.1; 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.