Palatial White (Behr PWN-12)
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Palatial White (Behr PWN-12) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 89.2, so it reflects about 89 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Palatial White
Four Behr colors picked for Palatial 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 Palatial 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 | Roman Column | SW 7562 | 88 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Woodland Snow | 2161-70 | 85.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pam's Lace | 7006-7 | 83 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | White Chip | 15-06 | 87 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Palatial White (LRV 89.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Palatial White
Darker than Palatial White
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PWN-12 |
| Hex | #F9F2E4 |
| RGB | 249, 242, 228 |
| HSL | 40°, 64%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 89.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.7, 0.0, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Palatial White (Behr PWN-12), published as #F9F2E4
#E7E8E2
#FFFCE4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Palatial White (Behr PWN-12)?
- Palatial White has an LRV of 89.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Palatial White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Palatial White in another brand?
- Roman Column (SW 7562) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Palatial White warm or cool?
- Behr lists Palatial White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.