Cascade White (Behr W-D-500)

Cascade White Behr W-D-500#ECF2EC, LRV 87.4 (estimated)
Living room with walls painted Behr Cascade White W-D-500 (simulated)
Living room, walls in Cascade White

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Cascade White (Behr W-D-500) is a very light, neutral white from Behr: LRV 87.4, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.

Colors that go with Cascade White

Four Behr colors picked for Cascade White 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 Cascade White, 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.

BrandClosest colorCodeLRVdeltaEHow close
Sherwin-WilliamsSerendipitySW 9671841.3very close
Benjamin MooreSnow Angel84183.30.6indistinguishable
ValsparMint Spritzer7005-11821.7very close
PPG PaintsSpring Rain1137-1870.7indistinguishable

Lighter and darker in Behr

Color data

BrandBehr
Color codeW-D-500
Hex#ECF2EC
RGB236, 242, 236
HSL120°, 19%, 94%
LRV (light reflectance value)87.4 (estimated from the hex)
Lab L*, a*, b*94.9, -3.1, 2.2
UndertoneNeutral
Temperatureneutral
Color familyWhite

Same paint, two kinds of light

Cascade White (Behr W-D-500), published as #ECF2EC

North light (cool, indirect)
#DAE8EA
South light (warm, direct)
#FFFCEC

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Common questions

What is the LRV of Cascade White (Behr W-D-500)?
Cascade White has an LRV of 87.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cascade White is a very light color.
What is the closest match to Cascade White in another brand?
Snow Angel (BM 841) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
Is Cascade White warm or cool?
Behr lists Cascade White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.2; 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.

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