Hampshire Rocks (BM 1450)
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Hampshire Rocks (BM 1450) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.1, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hampshire Rocks
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Hampshire Rocks 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 Hampshire Rocks, 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 | Original White | SW 7077 | 74 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pink Chalk | MQ3-03 | 74.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Timid Violet | 4001-3A | 78 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dusky Dawn | 1005-1 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Hampshire Rocks (LRV 74.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Hampshire Rocks
Darker than Hampshire Rocks
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1450 |
| Hex | #E5E0DD |
| RGB | 229, 224, 221 |
| HSL | 22°, 13%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.5, 1.2, 2.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hampshire Rocks (BM 1450), published as #E5E0DD
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#F7EADD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hampshire Rocks (BM 1450)?
- Hampshire Rocks has an LRV of 74.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hampshire Rocks is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Hampshire Rocks in another brand?
- Dusky Dawn (PPG 1005-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hampshire Rocks warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Hampshire Rocks as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.1; 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.