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BEHR · 440C-1

Behr Cool White#EDFBE9 · LRV 93

Cool White reads as a near-white with whisper of hue — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr 440C-1 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR COOL WHITE
RGB 237, 251, 233 LRV 93

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Cool White
SKU 440C-1
Hex #EDFBE9
RGB 237, 251, 233
HSL 107°, 69%, 95%
LRV 93
Undertone near-white with whisper of hue
Family White

About Behr Cool White

Cool White is very light — LRV 93, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its green 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.

Cool 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.

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
Yellow Bonnet
SKU 0929 · #F9F6E8 · LRV 92
ΔE 7.38 (different)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

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 white from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.97
All white at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5630
#F0FDED
Lime Slice
ΔE 0.97 · LRV 95
DEW363
#ECFCEC
Spring White
ΔE 1.01 · LRV 94
DE5595
#F1FDE9
Crème de Menthe
ΔE 1.09 · LRV 95
DEW364
#F1FAEA
White Sulfur
ΔE 2.04 · LRV 93
DE5658
#E7FBEC
Winter Mist
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 92

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.16
All white at Benjamin Moore →
2030-70
#ECF7E0
Iced Mint
ΔE 2.16 · LRV
2031-70
#EFF8DF
Lime Froth
ΔE 3 · LRV 88
2146-70
#F7F7E7
Bavarian Cream
ΔE 5.72 · LRV 89
OC-123
#F7F7E7
Bavarian Cream
ΔE 5.72 · LRV
AF-20
#F8F7E8
Mascarpone
ΔE 6.29 · LRV 89

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.05
All white at PPG / Glidden →
1221-1
#ECF1E2
Aloe Essence
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 86
1213-1
#F0F0E0
Sail Cloth
ΔE 5.94 · LRV 86
1215-1
#F1F1E6
Clear Yellow
ΔE 6.72 · LRV 87
1205-1
#F4F0DE
Combed Cotton
ΔE 7.53 · LRV 87
1001-1
#F1F2EE
Delicate White
ΔE 8.46 · LRV 88

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.07
All white at Valspar →
8007-5D
#F2F4EA
Sunbeam
ΔE 6.07 · LRV 89
8007-5A
#F6F5EB
Ewe
ΔE 7.29 · LRV 91
7005-16
#F8F4E5
Betsy's Linen
ΔE 7.73 · LRV 90.1
V152
#F7F5EB
Gauzy White
ΔE 7.75 · LRV 91
8007-6F
#F5F5EF
Cuddle Down
ΔE 8.06 · LRV 91

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.98
All white at Magnolia Home →
JG-37
#F3F0DA
Lit Candles
ΔE 6.98 · LRV 86
JG-33
#EFEBDB
Pearly Cotton
ΔE 7.99 · LRV 83
JG-21
#F5F6F1
True White
ΔE 8.03 · LRV 92
JG-111
#EDECE5
Panna Cotta
ΔE 8.45 · LRV 84
JG-107
#F1EFE8
Silos White
ΔE 8.73 · LRV 86

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.2
All white at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 269
#E8EEEA
Cabbage White
ΔE 7.2 · LRV 84
NO. 239
#F7F3E8
Wimborne White
ΔE 8.49 · LRV 90
NO. 2003
#F7F1E3
Pointing
ΔE 8.93 · LRV 88
NO. 2002
#F5ECD9
White Tie
ΔE 9.95 · LRV 84
NO. 2005
#FBF8F4
All White
ΔE 10.13 · LRV 94

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.56
All white at Backdrop →
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 7.56 · LRV 92
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 8.01 · LRV 86
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 9.41 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 11.1 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 12.53 · LRV 65

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.84
All white at Clare →
PNT100-LT-04
#F6F5ED
Timeless
ΔE 7.84 · LRV 91
PNT100-LT-02
#F9F9F7
Whipped
ΔE 9.57 · LRV 95
PNT100-LT-01
#F9F9F8
Snow Day
ΔE 9.99 · LRV 95
PNT100-LT-03
#F8F8F8
Fresh Kicks
ΔE 10.42 · LRV 94
PNT100-LT-24
#F8F0E9
Wing It
ΔE 11.77 · LRV 88

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.05
All white at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7757
#F7F7F1
High Reflective White
ΔE 8.05 · LRV 93
SW 7562
#F6F0E2
Roman Column
ΔE 8.96 · LRV 87
SW 7103
#F4EFE4
Whitetail
ΔE 9.1 · LRV 87
SW 7102
#F4EFE5
White Flour
ΔE 9.33 · LRV 87
SW 7105
#F7EFDE
Paperwhite
ΔE 9.55 · LRV 87

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

410E-1
Frostwork
LRV 91
460C-1
Aegean Mist
LRV 91
700E-1
Dew Drop
LRV 91
M360-1
Glisten Green
LRV 92
S400-1
At Ease
LRV 91
M370-1
Fresh Dew
LRV 95

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #EDFBE9 in HSL space. Pair Cool White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#EDFBE9 + #F7E9FB
TRIADIC
#EDFBE9 · #E9EDFB · #FBE9ED
ANALOGOUS
#F6FBE9 · #EDFBE9 · #E9FBEE

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.07:1 fail
Sample text on black
19.58:1 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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