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Script White

N540-1 · #DBDDDF · LRV 72 · cool blue tone

N540-1 · #DBDDDF · LRV 72 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Script WhiteBehr · N540-1
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Script White
BEHR · N540-1 · #DBDDDF
Brand · codeBehrN540-1 · all Behr whites
LRV72Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool blue tone
FamilyWhite
Hex · RGB · HSL#DBDDDF · 219, 221, 223 · 210°, 6%, 87%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Superwhite0
  2. 2Silver Lake67
  3. 3Script White72
  4. 4Alabaster82
  5. 5Chantilly Lace91
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Script White, Really?

Script White reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr N540-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Script White

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

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Script White

At LRV 72, Script White is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Script White 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr N540-1 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Behr Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Script White · 15.4 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Script White · 1.4 : 1 · fails for text

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 #DBDDDF in HSL space. Pair Script White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DBDDDF + #DFDDDB
TRIADIC
#DBDDDF · #DFDBDD · #DDDFDB
ANALOGOUS
#DBDFDF · #DBDDDF · #DBDBDF

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