Puppy Paws (BM 1156)
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Puppy Paws (BM 1156) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.1, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Puppy Paws
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Puppy Paws by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Puppy Paws, 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 | Alluring White | SW 6343 | 77 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Chamois Cloth | W-F-110 | 76.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tangerine Dream | 7001-7 | 80 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Berkshire Lace | 1077-1 | 77 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Puppy Paws (LRV 75.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Puppy Paws
Darker than Puppy Paws
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1156 |
| Hex | #F0E2D2 |
| RGB | 240, 226, 210 |
| HSL | 32°, 50%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.6, 2.1, 9.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Puppy Paws (BM 1156), published as #F0E2D2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Puppy Paws (BM 1156)?
- Puppy Paws has an LRV of 75.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Puppy Paws is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Puppy Paws in another brand?
- Alluring White (SW 6343) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Puppy Paws warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Puppy Paws as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.5; 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.