Smooth Silk (Behr YL-W07)
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Smooth Silk (Behr YL-W07) is a very light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 83.1, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smooth Silk
Four Behr colors picked for Smooth 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 Smooth 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 | Fresh Zest | SW 9662 | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Windsor Cream | 913 | 80.5 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Veranda Ivory | 7003-20 | 85 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Golden Mushroom | 1207-2 | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Smooth Silk (LRV 83.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Smooth Silk
Darker than Smooth Silk
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | YL-W07 |
| Hex | #F6EAD2 |
| RGB | 246, 234, 210 |
| HSL | 40°, 67%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.1, 0.2, 13.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smooth Silk (Behr YL-W07), published as #F6EAD2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smooth Silk (Behr YL-W07)?
- Smooth Silk has an LRV of 83.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smooth Silk is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Smooth Silk in another brand?
- Windsor Cream (BM 913) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Smooth Silk warm or cool?
- Behr lists Smooth Silk as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.1; 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.