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Behr Ash White#E2EDEC · LRV 83

Ash White reads as a blue-green / cool — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr W-F-520 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR ASH WHITE
RGB 226, 237, 236 LRV 83

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Ash White
SKU W-F-520
Hex #E2EDEC
RGB 226, 237, 236
HSL 175°, 23%, 91%
LRV 83
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Behr Ash White

Ash White is very light — LRV 83, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its teal undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.

Ash White shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Aquafir
SKU 0635 · #E2ECED · LRV 82
ΔE 1.2 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.73
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1237-1
#E3EDED
Bashful
ΔE 0.73 · LRV 83
1153-2
#E3EBEA
Artemesia
ΔE 1.27 · LRV 82
1236-1
#DEECED
Breathless
ΔE 1.38 · LRV 82
1034-1
#E4ECE9
Morning Song
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 82
1233-1
#DEEEED
Free Spirit
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 83

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.87
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
2135-70
#E4EDEB
Tulle Skirt
ΔE 0.87 · LRV 81
2123-60
#E7EFEC
Sea Foam
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 83
845
#E3EEE8
Emerald Vapor
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 82
2124-60
#E8EBEA
Misty Gray
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 81
2050-70
#DDF0EC
Blue Bonnet
ΔE 3.53 · LRV

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.02
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5742
#E1EEEC
Thawed Out
ΔE 1.02 · LRV 83
DE6302
#E4EBE7
Mist Spirit
ΔE 2.03 · LRV 82
DE6295
#E5EBE6
Lightning Bolt
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 82
DEW370
#E5EAE6
Distant Cloud
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 81
DEW388
#E5EDF1
Morning Mist
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 84

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.07
All gray at Valspar →
7004-5
#E4EDED
Fluffy Slippers
ΔE 1.07 · LRV 83.4
8007-3G
#DDEDEE
Visionary
ΔE 1.93 · LRV 82
V160
#E7EDEA
Snowflake
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 83.6
4005-7A
#E3ECF0
Moonbeam
ΔE 2.92 · LRV 82.3
7004-11
#EAECEA
Blue Kiss
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 83.5

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.55
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6511
#E0E8E7
Snowdrop
ΔE 1.55 · LRV 79
SW 7007
#E9EBE7
Ceiling Bright White
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 83
SW 7006
#EEEFEA
Extra White
ΔE 4.53 · LRV 86
SW 7005
#EDECE6
Pure White
ΔE 5.42 · LRV 84
SW 7004
#EDEAE5
Snowbound
ΔE 6.26 · LRV 83

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.36
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 269
#E8EEEA
Cabbage White
ΔE 2.36 · LRV 84
NO. 252
#E5E7DC
Pavilion Blue
ΔE 5.61 · LRV 79
NO. 273
#EEE9E7
Wevet
ΔE 7.5 · LRV 82
NO. 2010
#EDE9D8
James White
ΔE 8.66 · LRV 81
NO. 2002
#F5ECD9
White Tie
ΔE 10.44 · LRV 84

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.13
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-06
#E3E7E4
Chill
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-72
#DDE6DF
Flow State
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 77
PNT100-LT-12
#EAEAE8
Classic
ΔE 4.86 · LRV 82
PNT100-LT-05
#E6E6E4
Penthouse
ΔE 4.97 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-11
#E8E4DE
On Point
ΔE 6.91 · LRV 78

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.58
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-115
#E5E8E4
Cloudy Gray
ΔE 3.58 · LRV 80
JG-111
#EDECE5
Panna Cotta
ΔE 5.54 · LRV 84
JG-107
#F1EFE8
Silos White
ΔE 6.01 · LRV 86
JG-33
#EFEBDB
Pearly Cotton
ΔE 8.4 · LRV 83
JG-23
#EEE8DB
Antique Rose
ΔE 8.41 · LRV 81

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.44
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 6.44 · LRV 86
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 6.79 · LRV 92
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 11.25 · LRV 84
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 11.42 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 11.99 · LRV 73

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Ash White within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

BL-W13
Silver Polish
LRV 82
720E-1
Reflecting Pool
LRV 81
BL-W11
Tinsmith
LRV 82
N500-1
Shiny Luster
LRV 80
730E-2
Sparkling Spring
LRV 84
GR-W6
Winds Breath
LRV 82

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E2EDEC in HSL space. Pair Ash White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E2EDEC + #EDE2E3
TRIADIC
#E2EDEC · #ECE2ED · #EDECE2
ANALOGOUS
#E2EDE7 · #E2EDEC · #E2E9ED

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.2:1 fail
Sample text on black
17.56:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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