Powdered Snow (Behr W-D-700)
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Powdered Snow (Behr W-D-700) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 90.4, so it reflects about 90 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Powdered Snow
Four Behr colors picked for Powdered Snow 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 Powdered Snow, 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 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Capitol White | CW-10 | 86.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Betsy's Linen | 7005-16 | 91 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | White Chip | 15-06 | 87 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Powdered Snow (LRV 90.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Powdered Snow
Darker than Powdered Snow
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | W-D-700 |
| Hex | #F8F4E6 |
| RGB | 248, 244, 230 |
| HSL | 47°, 56%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 90.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.2, -1.0, 7.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Powdered Snow (Behr W-D-700), published as #F8F4E6
#E6EAE4
#FFFEE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Powdered Snow (Behr W-D-700)?
- Powdered Snow has an LRV of 90.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Powdered Snow is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Powdered Snow in another brand?
- Capitol White (BM CW-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Powdered Snow warm or cool?
- Behr lists Powdered Snow as warm, with a Neutral 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.