Milkyway (BM 2018-70)
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Milkyway (BM 2018-70) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 86.2, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Milkyway
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Milkyway 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 Milkyway, 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 | Carambola | SW 9667 | 82 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Warm Sun | PPL-10 | 91.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gilded Endive | 7003-22 | 90 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Soft Cream | 1205-2 | 86 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Milkyway (LRV 86.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Milkyway
Darker than Milkyway
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2018-70 |
| Hex | #FBF6DD |
| RGB | 251, 246, 221 |
| HSL | 50°, 79%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.7, -2.4, 12.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Milkyway (BM 2018-70), published as #FBF6DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Milkyway (BM 2018-70)?
- Milkyway has an LRV of 86.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Milkyway is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Milkyway in another brand?
- Warm Sun (Behr PPL-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Milkyway warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Milkyway as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.6; 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.