Nosegay (BM 1401)
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Nosegay (BM 1401) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.1, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nosegay
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Nosegay 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 Nosegay, 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 | Opalescent | SW 9686 | 75 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | White Lavender | M550-1 | 76.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rising Star | 4002-7A | 73 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Water Iris | 1170-1 | 77 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Nosegay (LRV 75.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Nosegay
Darker than Nosegay
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1401 |
| Hex | #E0E1E8 |
| RGB | 224, 225, 232 |
| HSL | 233°, 15%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, 0.9, -3.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nosegay (BM 1401), published as #E0E1E8
#CED7E6
#F3EBE8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nosegay (BM 1401)?
- Nosegay 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 Nosegay is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Nosegay in another brand?
- Water Iris (PPG 1170-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Nosegay warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Nosegay as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.5; 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.