Calming Retreat (Behr PWN-43)
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Calming Retreat (Behr PWN-43) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 76.1, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Calming Retreat
Four Behr colors picked for Calming Retreat 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 Calming Retreat, 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 | Alluring White | SW 6343 | 77 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Puppy Paws | 1156 | 75.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Buttery Pink | 2005-8C | 76 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | China Doll | 1200-1 | 79 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Calming Retreat (LRV 76.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Calming Retreat
Darker than Calming Retreat
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PWN-43 |
| Hex | #EEE0D1 |
| RGB | 238, 224, 209 |
| HSL | 31°, 46%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.9, 2.3, 9.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Calming Retreat (Behr PWN-43), published as #EEE0D1
#DDD6CF
#FFEAD1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Calming Retreat (Behr PWN-43)?
- Calming Retreat has an LRV of 76.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Calming Retreat is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Calming Retreat in another brand?
- Alluring White (SW 6343) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Calming Retreat warm or cool?
- Behr lists Calming Retreat as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.1; 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.