Spun Cotton (Behr YL-W09)
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Spun Cotton (Behr YL-W09) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 88.8, so it reflects about 89 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spun Cotton
Four Behr colors picked for Spun Cotton 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 Spun Cotton, 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 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | White Blush | 904 | 84.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | December Starlight | 7003-7 | 87 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | White Chip | 15-06 | 87 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Spun Cotton (LRV 88.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Spun Cotton
Darker than Spun Cotton
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | YL-W09 |
| Hex | #F7F2E3 |
| RGB | 247, 242, 227 |
| HSL | 45°, 56%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.5, -0.9, 7.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spun Cotton (Behr YL-W09), published as #F7F2E3
#E5E8E1
#FFFDE3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spun Cotton (Behr YL-W09)?
- Spun Cotton has an LRV of 88.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spun Cotton is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Spun Cotton in another brand?
- White Chip (PPG 15-06) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spun Cotton warm or cool?
- Behr lists Spun Cotton 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.