Precious Ivory (BM 185)
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Precious Ivory (BM 185) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.4, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Precious Ivory
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Precious Ivory by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Precious Ivory, 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 | Honeypot | SW 9663 | 75 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Bavarian Cream | 340E-3 | 70.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Paper Moon | 3007-8C | 74 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Limitless | 1091-3 | 74 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Precious Ivory (LRV 70.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Precious Ivory
Darker than Precious Ivory
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 185 |
| Hex | #F1DCB5 |
| RGB | 241, 220, 181 |
| HSL | 39°, 68%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.6, 1.3, 21.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Precious Ivory (BM 185), published as #F1DCB5
#E0D2B4
#FFE6B4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Precious Ivory (BM 185)?
- Precious Ivory has an LRV of 70.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Precious Ivory is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Precious Ivory in another brand?
- Bavarian Cream (Behr 340E-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Precious Ivory warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Precious Ivory as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.8; 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.