Bay Breeze (Behr PWN-44)
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Bay Breeze (Behr PWN-44) is a very light, neutral white from Behr: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bay Breeze
Four Behr colors picked for Bay Breeze 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 Bay Breeze, 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 | Winsome Grey | SW 9624 | 81 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Mountainscape | 870 | 78.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cool Gray | 7006-10 | 84 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Radisson | 1013-1 | 80 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Bay Breeze (LRV 81 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Bay Breeze
Darker than Bay Breeze
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PWN-44 |
| Hex | #E7E9E7 |
| RGB | 231, 233, 231 |
| HSL | 120°, 4%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.2, -1.0, 0.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bay Breeze (Behr PWN-44), published as #E7E9E7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bay Breeze (Behr PWN-44)?
- Bay Breeze has an LRV of 81 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bay Breeze is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Bay Breeze in another brand?
- Winsome Grey (SW 9624) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bay Breeze warm or cool?
- Behr lists Bay Breeze as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.7; 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.