Whipping Cream (Behr PWN-20)
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Whipping Cream (Behr PWN-20) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 91.4, so it reflects about 91 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Whipping Cream
Four Behr colors picked for Whipping Cream 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 Whipping Cream, 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 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mayonnaise | 2152-70 | 88.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Betsy's Linen | 7005-16 | 91 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | White Chip | 15-06 | 87 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Whipping Cream (LRV 91.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Whipping Cream
Darker than Whipping Cream
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PWN-20 |
| Hex | #FAF5E7 |
| RGB | 250, 245, 231 |
| HSL | 44°, 66%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 91.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.6, -0.7, 7.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Whipping Cream (Behr PWN-20), published as #FAF5E7
#E8EBE5
#FFFEE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Whipping Cream (Behr PWN-20)?
- Whipping Cream has an LRV of 91.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Whipping Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Whipping Cream in another brand?
- White Chip (PPG 15-06) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Whipping Cream warm or cool?
- Behr lists Whipping Cream as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.3; 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.