A soft off-white with a barely-there cool beige cast, like freshly laundered sheets. It holds up well under all kinds of lighting. Used in bedrooms, living rooms and hallways.
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Undertone: Barely-there cool beige off-white.
LRV 74: Cotton Knit is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Where to use it: Bedroom, living room, hallway.
Trim: Cotton Knit pairs well with Silky White PPU7-12 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Behr colors that work with Cotton Knit on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Cotton Knit from Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Behr Cotton Knit (PPU7-11) is #E5DFD2, which is rgb(229, 223, 210). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Behr Cotton Knit has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Cotton Knit is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Cotton Knit has a barely-there cool beige off-white undertone. By its digital value it sits on the warm side, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Sherwin-Williams color to Behr Cotton Knit is White Duck (SW 7010, #E5DFD2), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 0.0). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Benjamin Moore color to Behr Cotton Knit is Ballet White (OC-9, #E5E0D0), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.6). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.