My Sweetheart (Behr RD-W03)
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My Sweetheart (Behr RD-W03) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 82.4, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with My Sweetheart
Four Behr colors picked for My Sweetheart 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 My Sweetheart, 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 | Intimate White | SW 6322 | 77 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Cloud | 887 | 80.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Perfection | 7001-12 | 81 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | La Minuet | 1194-2 | 81 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to My Sweetheart (LRV 82.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than My Sweetheart
Darker than My Sweetheart
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | RD-W03 |
| Hex | #F8E7DF |
| RGB | 248, 231, 223 |
| HSL | 19°, 64%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.8, 4.5, 6.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
My Sweetheart (Behr RD-W03), published as #F8E7DF
#E7DDDD
#FFF1DF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of My Sweetheart (Behr RD-W03)?
- My Sweetheart has an LRV of 82.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so My Sweetheart is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to My Sweetheart in another brand?
- Perfection (Valspar 7001-12) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is My Sweetheart warm or cool?
- Behr lists My Sweetheart as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.0; 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.