Soft Sunrise (Behr RD-W12)
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Soft Sunrise (Behr RD-W12) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 78.8, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Sunrise
Four Behr colors picked for Soft Sunrise 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 Soft Sunrise, 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 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pensacola Pink | 1184 | 77.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Bubble Tea | 7001-5 | 76 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Granddad's Girl | 18-12 | 80 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Soft Sunrise (LRV 78.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Sunrise
Darker than Soft Sunrise
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | RD-W12 |
| Hex | #F2E3D8 |
| RGB | 242, 227, 216 |
| HSL | 25°, 50%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.1, 3.3, 7.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Sunrise (Behr RD-W12), published as #F2E3D8
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#FFEDD8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Sunrise (Behr RD-W12)?
- Soft Sunrise has an LRV of 78.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Sunrise is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Sunrise in another brand?
- Pensacola Pink (BM 1184) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Sunrise warm or cool?
- Behr lists Soft Sunrise as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.2; 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.