Swirling Water (Behr PR-W10)

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Swirling Water (Behr PR-W10) is a very light, neutral white from Behr: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Swirling Water
Four Behr colors picked for Swirling Water 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 Swirling Water, 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 | Winsome Grey | SW 9624 | 81 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Misty Gray | 2124-60 | 80.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blue Kiss | 7004-11 | 84 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Radisson | 1013-1 | 80 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Swirling Water (LRV 81 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Swirling Water
Darker than Swirling Water
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PR-W10 |
| Hex | #E6E9E9 |
| RGB | 230, 233, 233 |
| HSL | 180°, 6%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.1, -1.0, -0.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swirling Water (Behr PR-W10), published as #E6E9E9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Swirling Water (Behr PR-W10)?
- Swirling Water has an LRV of 81 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Swirling Water is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Swirling Water in another brand?
- Misty Gray (BM 2124-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Swirling Water warm or cool?
- Behr lists Swirling Water as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.3; 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.