Soft Shell (BM 015)
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Soft Shell (BM 015) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.1, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Shell
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Soft Shell by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Soft Shell, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Blushing | SW 6617 | 68 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Possibly Pink | 200E-1 | 73.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Morning Glow | 2002-8C | 69 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pink Sangria | 1189-2 | 75 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Soft Shell (LRV 73.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Shell
Darker than Soft Shell
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 015 |
| Hex | #F7DBCF |
| RGB | 247, 219, 207 |
| HSL | 18°, 71%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, 7.8, 9.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Shell (BM 015), published as #F7DBCF
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#FFE5CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Shell (BM 015)?
- Soft Shell has an LRV of 73.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Shell is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Shell in another brand?
- Possibly Pink (Behr 200E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Soft Shell warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Soft Shell as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.