Pearly Gates (BM 190)
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Pearly Gates (BM 190) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 82.2, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pearly Gates
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pearly Gates by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Pearly Gates, 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 | Fresh Zest | SW 9662 | 82 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Mist Yellow | 380E-1 | 86 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Veranda Ivory | 7003-20 | 85 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Vanilla Wafer | 1204-2 | 83 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Pearly Gates (LRV 82.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Pearly Gates
Darker than Pearly Gates
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 190 |
| Hex | #F7EDD5 |
| RGB | 247, 237, 213 |
| HSL | 42°, 68%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.0, -0.5, 12.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pearly Gates (BM 190), published as #F7EDD5
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#FFF7D5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pearly Gates (BM 190)?
- Pearly Gates has an LRV of 82.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pearly Gates is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Pearly Gates in another brand?
- Mist Yellow (Behr 380E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pearly Gates warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pearly Gates as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.8; 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.