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Behr Ethereal White#E9FDF7 · LRV 94

Ethereal 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 BL-W4 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR ETHEREAL WHITE
RGB 233, 253, 247 LRV 94

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Ethereal White
SKU BL-W4
Hex #E9FDF7
RGB 233, 253, 247
HSL 162°, 83%, 95%
LRV 94
Undertone near-white with whisper of hue
Family White

About Behr Ethereal White

Ethereal White is very light — LRV 94, 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.

Ethereal 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
Sugar Dust
SKU 0011 · #F8F6ED · LRV 92
ΔE 8.78 (different)
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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 white from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.21
All white at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5686
#E6F9F1
Soft Mint
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 91
DEW368
#E9F9F5
Melting Glacier
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 92
DE5672
#E6FDF1
Mint Chiffon
ΔE 2.76 · LRV 93
DEW373
#E7FAFA
Calm Waters
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 92
DE5665
#F1FBF1
Peaceful Rain
ΔE 3.85 · LRV 94

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.93
All white at PPG / Glidden →
1234-1
#E5F1EE
Aqua Tint
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 86
1137-1
#ECF1EC
Spring Rain
ΔE 6.09 · LRV 87
1154-1
#ECF0EB
Shooting Star
ΔE 6.57 · LRV 86
1001-1
#F1F2EE
Delicate White
ΔE 7.9 · LRV 88
1215-1
#F1F1E6
Clear Yellow
ΔE 8.05 · LRV 87

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.04
All white at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 269
#E8EEEA
Cabbage White
ΔE 6.04 · LRV 84
NO. 239
#F7F3E8
Wimborne White
ΔE 9.73 · LRV 90
NO. 2005
#FBF8F4
All White
ΔE 9.78 · LRV 94
NO. 2003
#F7F1E3
Pointing
ΔE 10.71 · LRV 88
NO. 2002
#F5ECD9
White Tie
ΔE 12.37 · LRV 84

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.46
All white at Benjamin Moore →
2122-70
#F1F5F1
Snow White
ΔE 6.46 · LRV 87
OC-66
#F1F5F1
Snow White
ΔE 6.46 · LRV 87
2121-70
#F4F6F1
Chantilly Lace
ΔE 7.2 · LRV
OC-65
#F4F6F1
Chantilly Lace
ΔE 7.2 · LRV 90
2144-70
#F6F7EE
Snowfall White
ΔE 7.41 · LRV 90

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.07
All white at Valspar →
8007-5D
#F2F4EA
Sunbeam
ΔE 7.07 · LRV 89
8007-6F
#F5F5EF
Cuddle Down
ΔE 8.04 · LRV 91
7006-24
#F8F8F3
Ultra White
ΔE 8.11 · LRV 93.6
V148
#F6F6F1
New Ream
ΔE 8.13 · LRV 91.6
8007-5A
#F6F5EB
Ewe
ΔE 8.33 · LRV 91

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.66
All white at Magnolia Home →
JG-21
#F5F6F1
True White
ΔE 7.66 · LRV 92
JG-111
#EDECE5
Panna Cotta
ΔE 8.8 · LRV 84
JG-107
#F1EFE8
Silos White
ΔE 9.09 · LRV 86
JG-33
#EFEBDB
Pearly Cotton
ΔE 10.28 · LRV 83
JG-37
#F3F0DA
Lit Candles
ΔE 10.4 · LRV 86

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.91
All white at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7006
#EEEFEA
Extra White
ΔE 7.91 · LRV 86
SW 7757
#F7F7F1
High Reflective White
ΔE 8.01 · LRV 93
SW 7103
#F4EFE4
Whitetail
ΔE 10.32 · LRV 87
SW 7102
#F4EFE5
White Flour
ΔE 10.35 · LRV 87
SW 7562
#F6F0E2
Roman Column
ΔE 10.74 · LRV 87

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.37
All white at Clare →
PNT100-LT-04
#F6F5ED
Timeless
ΔE 8.37 · LRV 91
PNT100-LT-02
#F9F9F7
Whipped
ΔE 8.61 · LRV 95
PNT100-LT-01
#F9F9F8
Snow Day
ΔE 8.83 · LRV 95
PNT100-LT-03
#F8F8F8
Fresh Kicks
ΔE 9.08 · LRV 94
PNT100-LT-24
#F8F0E9
Wing It
ΔE 12.12 · LRV 88

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.86
All white at Backdrop →
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 8.86 · LRV 92
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 9.08 · LRV 86
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 12.57 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 14.01 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 14.47 · LRV 65

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

W-B-520
Glacial Tint
LRV 94
M480-1
Helium
LRV 93
730E-1
Polar White
LRV 92
500C-1
Himalayan Mist
LRV 95
470E-1
Breakwater White
LRV 93
W-D-500
Cascade White
LRV 92

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E9FDF7 in HSL space. Pair Ethereal White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E9FDF7 + #FDE9EF
TRIADIC
#E9FDF7 · #F7E9FD · #FDF7E9
ANALOGOUS
#E9FDED · #E9FDF7 · #E9F9FD

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.06:1 fail
Sample text on black
19.86:1 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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