Blank Canvas

A warm, welcoming white that Behr named its 2023 Color of the Year.

Code DC-003

LRV 84.4 · Very light

Hex #F1EDE1

RGB 241, 237, 225

Temperature Warm

Family White

Our take

A friendly warm white for walls and trim. It is nearly identical to Swiss Coffee on screen, so test both.

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How light is Blank Canvas?

LRV 84.4 means it reflects about 84% of the light that hits it. Most whites sit above 80; most mid-tones sit between 40 and 60.

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How it shifts in different light

Simulated from the published color, not photographs. Your room will differ, which is why a physical sample matters.

North-facing light

Cooler, bluer daylight mutes warmth.

Midday daylight

Close to the brand's published value.

Warm evening bulb

Warm bulbs (2700K) push it toward yellow.

Where it works best

Whole-house walls in a warm palette
Trim around beige and greige
Exteriors with warm stone or brick

Watch out for

Next to stark white it reads creamy
In blue-toned north light the warmth softens

Colors that go with Blank Canvas

Common pairings for trim, accents and neighboring rooms.

Accessible Beige SW 7036 Warm walls Iron Ore SW 7069 Dark contrast Edgecomb Gray HC-173 Soft greige walls

Similar colors and cross-brand matches

Ranked by Delta E 2000, the standard measure of how different two colors look. Under 2 is a near twin; 2 to 5 is close; above 5 you will see the difference.

Color	Brand and code	LRV	Delta E	Match
Swiss Coffee	Behr 12	84	0.4	Near twin
Alabaster	Sherwin-Williams SW 7008	82	1.1	Near twin
White Dove	Benjamin Moore OC-17	83	1.7	Near twin
Pure White	Sherwin-Williams SW 7005	84	2.7	Close
Edgecomb Gray	Benjamin Moore HC-173	63	5.9	Different

About Blank Canvas

Behr Blank Canvas (DC-003) is in the white family with an LRV of 84.4. A warm, welcoming white that Behr named its 2023 Color of the Year.

Behr announced Blank Canvas as its 2023 Color of the Year in September 2022.

Screens can't show paint accurately. Before you buy, put a large sample on two walls and look at it morning, midday and night.

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Questions people ask

What is the LRV of Blank Canvas?

Blank Canvas (DC-003) has an LRV of 84.4, which we class as very light. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so it reflects about 84% of the light that hits it.

What are the hex and RGB codes for Blank Canvas?

The published hex code is #F1EDE1 and the RGB value is 241, 237, 225. Use these for mood boards and screens, not for mixing paint: the store mixes from the code DC-003.

Is Blank Canvas warm or cool?

Warm. Measured in CIELAB, it sits at a* -0.7 and b* +6.3; a positive b* means a yellow lean and a negative a* means a green lean. Its undertone lean is: yellow.

What is the closest color to Blank Canvas?

In our database so far, the closest is Swiss Coffee (Behr 12) with a color difference (Delta E 2000) of 0.4. Under 2 is very hard to tell apart on a wall.

Code, hex, RGB and LRV from published Behr color listings (Behr does not publish hex values on every page), checked 6 Nov 2026. Temperature, lean and Delta E are calculated by Shop Spruce from those values. How we check