Salt Crystal (Behr QE-25)
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Salt Crystal (Behr QE-25) is a very light, warm white from Behr: LRV 84.5, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Salt Crystal
Four Behr colors picked for Salt Crystal 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 Salt Crystal, 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 | Cotton | SW 9581 | 83 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Vapor | AF-35 | 81.6 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Statuesque | 7002-5 | 84 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Accolade | 1208-1 | 85 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Salt Crystal (LRV 84.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Salt Crystal
Darker than Salt Crystal
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | QE-25 |
| Hex | #F0EDE0 |
| RGB | 240, 237, 224 |
| HSL | 49°, 35%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.7, -1.2, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Salt Crystal (Behr QE-25), published as #F0EDE0
#DEE3DE
#FFF7E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Salt Crystal (Behr QE-25)?
- Salt Crystal has an LRV of 84.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Salt Crystal is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Salt Crystal in another brand?
- Statuesque (Valspar 7002-5) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Salt Crystal warm or cool?
- Behr lists Salt Crystal as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; 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.