White Flour
OR-W10 · #F5EDE0 · LRV 85 — warm red-orange tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3White Flour85
- 4Lightning White92
What Color Is White Flour, Really?
White Flour reads as a warm red-orange tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Behr OR-W10 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for White Flour
White Flour 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes White Flour
White Flour is very light — LRV 85, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its orange 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.
Most complaints about White Flour 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 OR-W10 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 | A La ModeSW 7116 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 85 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Opal891 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 84 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Wings of an AngelV153 · Valspar | 1.4 | 85.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Mother Of PearlPPG1100-1 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 85 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Swiss Coffee50YY 83/057 · Glidden | 1.1 | 83 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Split Banana118-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.2 | 86 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to White Flour 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 #F5EDE0 in HSL space. Pair White Flour with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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