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Behr Ultra Pure White 1850#FAFDF7 · LRV 97

Ultra Pure White 1850 reads as a near-white with whisper of hue — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr 1850 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR ULTRA PURE WHITE 1850
RGB 250, 253, 247 LRV 97

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Ultra Pure White 1850
SKU 1850
Hex #FAFDF7
RGB 250, 253, 247
HSL 90°, 60%, 98%
LRV 97
Undertone near-white with whisper of hue
Family White

About Behr Ultra Pure White 1850

Ultra Pure White 1850 is very light — LRV 97, 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.

Ultra Pure White 1850 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
Pure White
SKU 1 · #FFFFFF · LRV 100
ΔE 3.69 (noticeable)
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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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.54
All white at Benjamin Moore →
2121-70
#F4F6F1
Chantilly Lace
ΔE 1.54 · LRV
OC-65
#F4F6F1
Chantilly Lace
ΔE 1.54 · LRV 90
2144-70
#F6F7EE
Snowfall White
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 90
OC-118
#F6F7EE
Snowfall White
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 90
2143-70
#F6F6ED
Simply White
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 90

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.73
All white at Magnolia Home →
JG-21
#F5F6F1
True White
ΔE 1.73 · LRV 92
JG-107
#F1EFE8
Silos White
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 86
JG-111
#EDECE5
Panna Cotta
ΔE 3.82 · LRV 84
JG-33
#EFEBDB
Pearly Cotton
ΔE 5.99 · LRV 83
JG-37
#F3F0DA
Lit Candles
ΔE 7.03 · LRV 86

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.78
All white at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7757
#F7F7F1
High Reflective White
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 93
SW 7102
#F4EFE5
White Flour
ΔE 4.63 · LRV 87
SW 7103
#F4EFE4
Whitetail
ΔE 4.73 · LRV 87
SW 7562
#F6F0E2
Roman Column
ΔE 5.39 · LRV 87
SW 7104
#F7EFE3
Cotton White
ΔE 5.83 · LRV 87

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.81
All white at Valspar →
7006-24
#F8F8F3
Ultra White
ΔE 1.81 · LRV 93.6
V148
#F6F6F1
New Ream
ΔE 2.03 · LRV 91.6
8007-6F
#F5F5EF
Cuddle Down
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 91
8007-5A
#F6F5EB
Ewe
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 91
V152
#F7F5EB
Gauzy White
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 91

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.9
All white at Dunn-Edwards →
DEW367
#F8FFF8
Touch of Mint
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 98
DEW372
#F6FDFA
Catalina
ΔE 2.06 · LRV 97
DEW337
#FFFDF2
Gardenia
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 98
DEW379
#FDFCFA
Igloo
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 97
DEW383
#FDFBF8
Cool December
ΔE 3.14 · LRV 97

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.42
All white at Clare →
PNT100-LT-04
#F6F5ED
Timeless
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 91
PNT100-LT-02
#F9F9F7
Whipped
ΔE 2.75 · LRV 95
PNT100-LT-01
#F9F9F8
Snow Day
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 95
PNT100-LT-03
#F8F8F8
Fresh Kicks
ΔE 3.72 · LRV 94
PNT100-LT-24
#F8F0E9
Wing It
ΔE 5.74 · LRV 88

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.58
All white at PPG / Glidden →
1001-1
#F1F2EE
Delicate White
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 88
1137-1
#ECF1EC
Spring Rain
ΔE 2.7 · LRV 87
1215-1
#F1F1E6
Clear Yellow
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 87
18-01
#F2F0E6
Crumb Cookie
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 87
15-06
#F5F0E2
White Chip
ΔE 5.13 · LRV 87

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.39
All white at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 2005
#FBF8F4
All White
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 94
NO. 269
#E8EEEA
Cabbage White
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 84
NO. 239
#F7F3E8
Wimborne White
ΔE 4 · LRV 90
NO. 2003
#F7F1E3
Pointing
ΔE 5.3 · LRV 88
NO. 203
#FDEDD7
Tallow
ΔE 9.71 · LRV 86

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.57
All white at Backdrop →
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 92
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 4.11 · LRV 86
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 8.64 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 10.51 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 11.42 · LRV 65

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Ultra Pure White 1850 within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

50
Ultra Pure White
LRV 97
YL-W10
Night Blooming Jasmine
LRV 96
PR-W13
Crystal Cut
LRV 95
BXC-29
Stately White
LRV 97
75
Polar Bear
LRV 94
YL-W15
YL-W15
LRV 94

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #FAFDF7 in HSL space. Pair Ultra Pure White 1850 with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FAFDF7 + #FAF7FD
TRIADIC
#FAFDF7 · #F7FAFD · #FDF7FA
ANALOGOUS
#FDFDF7 · #FAFDF7 · #F7FDF7

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.03:1 fail
Sample text on black
20.46:1 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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