Cotton Fluff (Behr W-D-400)
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Cotton Fluff (Behr W-D-400) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 90.5, so it reflects about 91 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cotton Fluff
Four Behr colors picked for Cotton Fluff 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 Cotton Fluff, 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 | Roman Column | SW 7562 | 88 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mayonnaise | 2152-70 | 88.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | December Starlight | 7003-7 | 87 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | White Chip | 15-06 | 87 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Cotton Fluff (LRV 90.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Cotton Fluff
Darker than Cotton Fluff
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | W-D-400 |
| Hex | #F9F4E5 |
| RGB | 249, 244, 229 |
| HSL | 45°, 63%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 90.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.2, -0.9, 7.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cotton Fluff (Behr W-D-400), published as #F9F4E5
#E7EAE3
#FFFEE4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cotton Fluff (Behr W-D-400)?
- Cotton Fluff has an LRV of 90.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cotton Fluff is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cotton Fluff in another brand?
- Mayonnaise (BM 2152-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cotton Fluff warm or cool?
- Behr lists Cotton Fluff as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.8; 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.