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Behr Navajo White (22): hex #EBDEC4, LRV and undertone

Navajo White (22) from Behr is #EBDEC4 with an LRV of 74. It measures as warm neutral, yellow undertone; black text on it reaches 15.77:1.

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

Updated November 11, 2026

BehrNavajo White22

Hex: #EBDEC4
RGB: 235, 222, 196
LRV: 74
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 74. Light: a light wall color that still reads as a color.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 85°, chroma 0.037). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Behr suggests

Beloved PinkS130-1
Ginger TeaS320-5
Polar Bear75
Clear PondPPU13-15
MonetPPU15-17
Swiss Coffee12

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 swatchNavajo Whitepale, soft orange

HEX: #EBDEC4
RGB: rgb(235, 222, 196)
HSL: hsl(40, 49%, 85%)

Best text on it: black at 15.77:1

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Every code for Navajo White

HEX#EBDEC4
RGBrgb(235, 222, 196)
HSLhsl(40, 49%, 85%)
HSV40°, 17%, 92%
CMYK0%, 6%, 17%, 8%
Lablab(89% 1.5 14.5)
OKLCHoklch(90.4% 0.037 84.6)
Decimal15457988

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#FDFCF9
80%#FBF8F3
70%#F9F5ED
60%#F7F2E7
50%#F5EFE2
40%#F3EBDC
30%#F1E8D6
20%#EFE5D0
10%#EDE1CA
Base#EBDEC4
10%#D4C8B0
20%#BCB29D
30%#A59B89
40%#8D8576
50%#766F62
60%#5E594E
70%#47433B
80%#2F2C27
90%#181614

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#E0D5BD
20%#D6CBB6
30%#CBC2B0
40%#C0B8A9
50%#B6AFA2
60%#ABA69B
70%#A09C94
80%#95938E
90%#8B8987

Matching colors

Complementary

#EBDEC4
#C4D1EB

Analogous

#EBCBC4
#EBDEC4
#E5EBC4

Triadic

#EBDEC4
#C4EBDE
#DEC4EB

Split complementary

#EBDEC4
#C4E5EB
#CBC4EB

Tetradic (square)

#EBDEC4
#C4EBCB
#C4D1EB
#EBC4E5

Monochromatic

#C49E52
#D8BE8B
#EBDEC4
#FAF6F0
#FAF6F0

Navajo White 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.

Navajo White with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Navajo White
Triad #C4EBDE
Triad #DEC4EB
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Navajo White in use

New collectionAutumn edit

Card body text stays dark for reading; navajo white carries the header and the button.

Shop nowTag

Headline in Navajo White

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#EBDEC4
Protanopia (no red cones)#E5DDC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#E8E1C5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#F2D9D7

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.33:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	15.77:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.33:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	15.77:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.16:1	AA AA large AAA

Try a background

Export

:root {
  --navajo-white: #ebdec4;
  --navajo-white-rgb: 235 222 196;
  --navajo-white-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Navajo White is Behr color 22, a warm, buttery cream. The hex is #EBDEC4 and the RGB is 235, 222, 196, a spread of 39 steps from red down to blue.

What the file records

The LRV is 74, in the light band, so a wall in this color should feel bright and sunny. HSL is hsl(40, 49%, 85%) and OKLCH is oklch(90.4% 0.037 84.6). That chroma of 0.037 is well above the near-zero values of grays, and the undertone measures as warm neutral with yellow, from a hue of 85 degrees. This is a cream you will see as a color, not a white you might mistake for one.

The pale yellow cast is also why Navajo White tends to look at home beside natural wood, brass and linen. If your furniture is already warm, the paint will blend in; if your fabrics are cool gray, the cream may stand apart from them, which can be a feature or a problem depending on your taste.

Worked example

Suppose you are painting a farmhouse-style kitchen with a north window, white ceiling and cabinet doors, and an old oak floor. North light is cool, so a color that carries this much yellow keeps the room from going gray. Behr lists Polar Bear (75) as a coordinating color, and Polar Bear would make a clean ceiling. Painting the wall Navajo White and the cabinet doors Polar Bear creates a clear step in brightness without introducing a second hue.

Behr's six coordinating colors

The list for color 22 is Beloved Pink (S130-1), Ginger Tea (S320-5), Polar Bear (75), Clear Pond (PPU13-15), Monet (PPU15-17) and Swiss Coffee (12). Polar Bear and Swiss Coffee have pages here; the other four do not. The names point to a pink, a tea shade, a pond color and more, an unusual mix, so a full sample set would help you see how they sit with a cream.

Others in this range

Behr's own nearest colors are not that near. Swiss Coffee (12) is ΔE 6.3, Silver Drop (790C-2) is 6.5 and Blank Canvas (DC-003) is 6.6, all clearly different. Navajo White has more yellow than any of them.

Other brands come closer, but not under 2. Benjamin Moore Aura (169) is 3.2, Sherwin-Williams Biscuit (SW 6112) is 3.2, Summer White (SW 7557) is 3.4 and Medici Ivory (SW 7558) is 3.7. Those are related but visible. Compare real samples before swapping.

Text on this cream

Black text on #EBDEC4 measures 15.77:1, while white text reaches only 1.33:1. Dark type is the right call for any web page, label or card in this color.