Oriental Silk (Behr PWN-61)
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Oriental Silk (Behr PWN-61) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 79.2, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oriental Silk
Four Behr colors picked for Oriental Silk 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 Oriental Silk, 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 | Steamed Milk | SW 7554 | 76 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Antique White | 909 | 77.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Bermuda Sand | 7002-10 | 82 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Elegant Ivory | 1081-1 | 80 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Oriental Silk (LRV 79.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Oriental Silk
Darker than Oriental Silk
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PWN-61 |
| Hex | #EFE5D6 |
| RGB | 239, 229, 214 |
| HSL | 36°, 44%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.4, 0.9, 8.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oriental Silk (Behr PWN-61), published as #EFE5D6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oriental Silk (Behr PWN-61)?
- Oriental Silk has an LRV of 79.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Oriental Silk is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Oriental Silk in another brand?
- Elegant Ivory (PPG 1081-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Oriental Silk warm or cool?
- Behr lists Oriental Silk as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.5; 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.