Moonlit Beach (Behr RD-W05)
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Moonlit Beach (Behr RD-W05) is a very light, warm white from Behr: LRV 88.2, so it reflects about 88 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Moonlit Beach
Four Behr colors picked for Moonlit Beach 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 Moonlit Beach, 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 White | SW 7104 | 87 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Fondant | AF-255 | 84.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Birchwood White | 7002-18 | 83 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pale Ecru | 1195-1 | 84 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Moonlit Beach (LRV 88.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Moonlit Beach
Darker than Moonlit Beach
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | RD-W05 |
| Hex | #F9F0E6 |
| RGB | 249, 240, 230 |
| HSL | 32°, 61%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.2, 1.3, 5.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Moonlit Beach (Behr RD-W05), published as #F9F0E6
#E7E6E4
#FFFAE6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Moonlit Beach (Behr RD-W05)?
- Moonlit Beach has an LRV of 88.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Moonlit Beach is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Moonlit Beach in another brand?
- Fondant (BM AF-255) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Moonlit Beach warm or cool?
- Behr lists Moonlit Beach as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.9; 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.