Lightning White (BM 2019-70)
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Lightning White (BM 2019-70) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 86.5, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lightning White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Lightning White 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 Lightning White, 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 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Enlightenment | 3003-2C | 90 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Good Graces | 1211-1 | 86 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Lightning White (LRV 86.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Lightning White
Darker than Lightning White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2019-70 |
| Hex | #FBF6DB |
| RGB | 251, 246, 219 |
| HSL | 51°, 80%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.6, -2.8, 13.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lightning White (BM 2019-70), published as #FBF6DB
#EAEBD9
#FFFFD9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lightning White (BM 2019-70)?
- Lightning White has an LRV of 86.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lightning White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Lightning White in another brand?
- Warm Sun (Behr PPL-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lightning White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Lightning White as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.6; 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.