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Blank Canvas DC-003 from Behr: hex #F1EDE1, LRV and undertone

Blank Canvas (DC-003) from Behr is #F1EDE1 with an LRV of 84. It measures as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone; black text on it reaches 17.94:1.

Behr named Blank Canvas its Color of the Year 2023. See how it measures against every Color of the Year since 2000.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

BehrBlank CanvasDC-003

Hex: #F1EDE1
RGB: 241, 237, 225
LRV: 84
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 84. Very light: brightens a room and works on ceilings and trim.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 92°, chroma 0.017). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Behr suggests

FunhouseM140-1
Seasoned SaltS330-3
Palais WhiteGR-W15
HeliumM480-1
Bellflower BlueM540-1
Spring ValleyS390-2

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Behr on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Behr.

ColorPlum swatchBlank Canvaspale, grayish yellow

HEX: #F1EDE1
RGB: rgb(241, 237, 225)
HSL: hsl(45, 36%, 91%)

Best text on it: black at 17.94:1

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Every code for Blank Canvas

HEX#F1EDE1
RGBrgb(241, 237, 225)
HSLhsl(45, 36%, 91%)
HSV45°, 7%, 95%
CMYK0%, 2%, 7%, 5%
Lablab(93.8% -0.1 6.3)
OKLCHoklch(94.6% 0.017 91.6)
Decimal15855073

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Blank Canvas in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FEFDFC
80%#FCFBF9
70%#FBFAF6
60%#F9F8F3
50%#F8F6F0
40%#F7F4ED
30%#F5F2EA
20%#F4F1E7
10%#F2EFE4
Base#F1EDE1
10%#D9D5CB
20%#C1BEB4
30%#A9A69E
40%#918E87
50%#797771
60%#605F5A
70%#484744
80%#302F2D
90%#181817

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#E6E2D7
20%#DAD7CE
30%#CFCCC4
40%#C4C1BA
50%#B9B7B1
60%#ADACA7
70%#A2A19D
80%#979693
90%#8B8B8A

Matching colors

Complementary

#F1EDE1
#E1E5F1

Analogous

#F1E5E1
#F1EDE1
#EDF1E1

Triadic

#F1EDE1
#E1F1ED
#EDE1F1

Split complementary

#F1EDE1
#E1EDF1
#E5E1F1

Tetradic (square)

#F1EDE1
#E1F1E5
#E1E5F1
#F1E1ED

Monochromatic

#C0AE79
#D9CEAD
#F1EDE1
#F9F7F1
#F9F7F1

Blank Canvas in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Blank Canvas with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Blank Canvas
Triad #E1F1ED
Triad #EDE1F1
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Blank Canvas in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; blank canvas carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Blank Canvas

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#F1EDE1
Protanopia (no red cones)#F0ECE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#F1EEE1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#F4EBE9

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.17:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	17.94:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.17:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	17.94:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.02:1	AA AA large AAA

Try a background

Export

:root {
  --blank-canvas: #f1ede1;
  --blank-canvas-rgb: 241 237 225;
  --blank-canvas-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Blank Canvas is Behr DC-003, another entry in the Designer Collection. The hex is #F1EDE1 and the RGB is 241, 237, 225. If that looks familiar, it should: Behr Swiss Coffee (12) is #F1EDE0, one blue unit lower, and the ΔE between them is 0.4.

Reading the color

HSL is hsl(45, 36%, 91%) and OKLCH is oklch(94.6% 0.017 91.6). The undertone measures as warm and neutral, with yellow showing, at a hue of 92 degrees and chroma of 0.017. Expect the yellow to show up more at dusk and beside crisper whites. The LRV of 84 sits in the very light band, which brightens a room and holds up on ceilings and trim.

Same six, different code

Behr gives Blank Canvas the same coordinating list as Swiss Coffee: Funhouse (M140-1), Seasoned Salt (S330-3), Palais White (GR-W15), Helium (M480-1), Bellflower Blue (M540-1) and Spring Valley (S390-2). They have no pages on this site, so I name them with codes only. Since both whites share the list, choosing between them is a matter of the code on the can rather than the pairings.

Because the two colors are so near, the question is rarely which one looks better. At a ΔE of 0.4 you would not tell them apart on a wall, and the hex codes differ by one unit in one channel. The practical choice usually comes down to which code a store stocks, or which one a designer wrote on the plan. If you mix them across rooms, expect no visible seam at a doorway.

Worked example

Say you are painting a bedroom where the existing curtains are a creamy linen. Blank Canvas on the walls at LRV 84 will sit close to the fabric, so nothing fights. For the ceiling, Whisper White (HDC-MD-08) is a ΔE of 2.1 away and Polar Bear (75) is 2.5, both related but visible, which means the ceiling will look a touch cooler than the walls.

If the same shade is a page background, black text gets 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. Dark type it is.

Matches in other lines

Several land under 2. Sherwin-Williams Greek Villa (SW 7551) is ΔE 0.9, Alabaster (SW 7008) is 1.1, Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee (OC-45) is 1.1, and Benjamin Moore White Dove (OC-17) is 1.8. All are hard to tell apart on a wall by the numbers.

Even so, finish and light change what you see. Compare real samples before swapping brands, and do it at the time of day you use the room most.