Behr White Lavender M550-1
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| Code: | M550-1 |
| Name: | White Lavender |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr White Lavender?
Behr White Lavender M550-1 is a very light, cool-toned off-white with a faint blue-violet cast visible beneath its soft gray surface. Its high lightness keeps rooms feeling open, while the subtle color gives plain white walls a little more definition. In daylight, White Lavender can read as a pale silvery lavender-blue; under warm bulbs, it settles into a gentler gray-white. Use it on bedroom, bath, or hallway walls with crisp white trim, brushed nickel, charcoal accents, and pale oak flooring. Deep navy, muted plum, and soft blue-gray textiles provide grounded contrast without overwhelming this delicate shade.
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What are Behr White Lavender undertones?
White Lavender is a light, very muted violet-tinted off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle purple bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear purple. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
225, 226, 235
Is Behr White Lavender cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 234°, this Purple reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
M550-1 White Lavender HSL code: 234, 20%, 90%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects White Lavender
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr White Lavender:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color White Lavender with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 54, such as Behr Greywood and Aged Olive.
LRV of White Lavender
White Lavender has an LRV of 76.51% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 76.51%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #e1e2eb |
| RGB Decimal | 225, 226, 235 |
| RGB Percent | 88.24%, 88.63%, 92.16% |
| HSV | Hue: 234° Saturation: 4.26% Value: 92.16% |
| HSL | hsl(234, 20, 90) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 4.26 Magenta: 3.83 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 7.84 |
| YIQ | Y: 226.727 I: -3.488 Q: 2.589 |
| XYZ | X: 73.239 Y: 76.398 Z: 89.463 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.044 a:1.308 b:-4.488 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.044 u:-1.062 v:-7.171 |
| Decimal | 14803691 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.406, -3.392, 0.499 |
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