Silky Smooth (BM 1373)
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Silky Smooth (BM 1373) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 76.7, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silky Smooth
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Silky Smooth 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 Silky Smooth, 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 | Smart White | SW 6007 | 72 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Patient White | 140E-1 | 77.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sweet Pastel | 1007-8C | 76 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Macadamia Nut | 1057-1 | 78 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Silky Smooth (LRV 76.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Silky Smooth
Darker than Silky Smooth
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1373 |
| Hex | #EEE2DE |
| RGB | 238, 226, 222 |
| HSL | 15°, 32%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.7, 3.4, 3.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silky Smooth (BM 1373), published as #EEE2DE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silky Smooth (BM 1373)?
- Silky Smooth has an LRV of 76.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silky Smooth is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Silky Smooth in another brand?
- Patient White (Behr 140E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silky Smooth warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Silky Smooth as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.4; 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.