Royal Silk
140E-2 · #E1CBD7 · LRV 64 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wisteria48
- 2French Lilac56
- 3Royal Silk64
- 4Inspired Lilac71
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Royal Silk, Really?
Royal Silk reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 140E-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Royal Silk
Royal Silk is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Royal Silk
At LRV 64, Royal Silk is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Royal Silk are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 140E-2 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Vanity PinkSW 6976 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring Lilac1388 · Benjamin Moore | 2.9 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lilac Lace1003-8C · Valspar | 1.7 | 62.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Tinted RosewoodPPG1044-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale MauvePPG1178-3 · Glidden | 1.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Mauve Tint347-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.6 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Royal Silk within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E1CBD7 in HSL space. Pair Royal Silk with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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