Hushed Hue (BM 1520)
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Hushed Hue (BM 1520) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.9, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hushed Hue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Hushed Hue 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 Hushed Hue, 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 | Natural Choice | SW 7011 | 73 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Guesthouse | UL190-11 | 74.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gracious | 6007-1A | 72 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Southern Breeze | 1097-2 | 74 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Hushed Hue (LRV 70.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Hushed Hue
Darker than Hushed Hue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1520 |
| Hex | #E2DECF |
| RGB | 226, 222, 207 |
| HSL | 47°, 25%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.4, -1.2, 7.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hushed Hue (BM 1520), published as #E2DECF
#D1D4CD
#F4E8CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hushed Hue (BM 1520)?
- Hushed Hue has an LRV of 70.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hushed Hue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Hushed Hue in another brand?
- Guesthouse (Behr UL190-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hushed Hue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Hushed Hue as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.8; 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.