Elegant Ivory (Behr PWN-40)
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Elegant Ivory (Behr PWN-40) is a very light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 87.8, so it reflects about 88 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Elegant Ivory
Four Behr colors picked for Elegant Ivory by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Elegant Ivory, 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 | Honied White | SW 7106 | 86 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Paradise Beach | 911 | 83.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Night Light | 7002-19 | 85 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mimosa | 1203-2 | 82 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Elegant Ivory (LRV 87.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Elegant Ivory
Darker than Elegant Ivory
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PWN-40 |
| Hex | #FAF0DC |
| RGB | 250, 240, 220 |
| HSL | 40°, 75%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.1, 0.1, 10.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Elegant Ivory (Behr PWN-40), published as #FAF0DC
#E9E6DA
#FFFADC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Elegant Ivory (Behr PWN-40)?
- Elegant Ivory has an LRV of 87.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Elegant Ivory is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Elegant Ivory in another brand?
- Honied White (SW 7106) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Elegant Ivory warm or cool?
- Behr lists Elegant Ivory as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.9; 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.