Silk Pillow (Behr PWN-15)
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Silk Pillow (Behr PWN-15) is a very light, neutral white from Behr: LRV 87.3, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silk Pillow
Four Behr colors picked for Silk Pillow 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 Silk Pillow, 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 | Arcade White | SW 7100 | 86 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Gardenia | AF-10 | 85 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Swiss Coffee | 7002-16 | 87 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cow's Milk | 1053-1 | 85 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Silk Pillow (LRV 87.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Silk Pillow
Darker than Silk Pillow
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PWN-15 |
| Hex | #F3F0EA |
| RGB | 243, 240, 234 |
| HSL | 40°, 27%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.9, 0.0, 3.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silk Pillow (Behr PWN-15), published as #F3F0EA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silk Pillow (Behr PWN-15)?
- Silk Pillow has an LRV of 87.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silk Pillow is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Silk Pillow in another brand?
- Gardenia (BM AF-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silk Pillow warm or cool?
- Behr lists Silk Pillow as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.3; 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.