Soft Gossamer (Behr PWN-24)
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Soft Gossamer (Behr PWN-24) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 86.9, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Gossamer
Four Behr colors picked for Soft Gossamer 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 Soft Gossamer, 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 | Crisp Linen | SW 6378 | 81 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Adobe White | 2166-70 | 83.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Night Light | 7002-19 | 85 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wright Pearl White | FLLW994 | 82 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Soft Gossamer (LRV 86.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Gossamer
Darker than Soft Gossamer
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PWN-24 |
| Hex | #FBEEDE |
| RGB | 251, 238, 222 |
| HSL | 33°, 78%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.7, 1.8, 9.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Gossamer (Behr PWN-24), published as #FBEEDE
#EAE4DC
#FFF8DE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Gossamer (Behr PWN-24)?
- Soft Gossamer has an LRV of 86.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Gossamer is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Gossamer in another brand?
- Adobe White (BM 2166-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Gossamer warm or cool?
- Behr lists Soft Gossamer as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.3; 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.