Spinning Silk (Behr YL-W01)
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Spinning Silk (Behr YL-W01) is a light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 74.4, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spinning Silk
Four Behr colors picked for Spinning Silk by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Spinning Silk, 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 | Jersey Cream | SW 6379 | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Secluded Beach | 899 | 74.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Soft Candlelight | 3005-6C | 72 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Peach Dip | 1203-3 | 75 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Spinning Silk (LRV 74.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Spinning Silk
Darker than Spinning Silk
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | YL-W01 |
| Hex | #F3DDBC |
| RGB | 243, 221, 188 |
| HSL | 36°, 70%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.1, 2.5, 19.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spinning Silk (Behr YL-W01), published as #F3DDBC
#E2D3BA
#FFE7BC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spinning Silk (Behr YL-W01)?
- Spinning Silk has an LRV of 74.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spinning Silk is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Spinning Silk in another brand?
- Jersey Cream (SW 6379) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spinning Silk warm or cool?
- Behr lists Spinning Silk as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.0; 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.