Bleached Shell (Behr W-D-120)
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Bleached Shell (Behr W-D-120) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 80.7, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bleached Shell
Four Behr colors picked for Bleached Shell 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 Bleached Shell, 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 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Peach Parfait | 2175-70 | 79.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Perfection | 7001-12 | 81 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Granddad's Girl | 18-12 | 80 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Bleached Shell (LRV 80.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Bleached Shell
Darker than Bleached Shell
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | W-D-120 |
| Hex | #F6E5DA |
| RGB | 246, 229, 218 |
| HSL | 24°, 61%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.0, 4.0, 7.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bleached Shell (Behr W-D-120), published as #F6E5DA
#E5DBD8
#FFEFDA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bleached Shell (Behr W-D-120)?
- Bleached Shell has an LRV of 80.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bleached Shell is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Bleached Shell in another brand?
- Granddad's Girl (PPG 18-12) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bleached Shell warm or cool?
- Behr lists Bleached Shell as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.4; 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.