Pale Straw (BM 2021-70)
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Pale Straw (BM 2021-70) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 86.9, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Straw
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pale Straw 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 Pale Straw, 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 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Warm Sun | PPL-10 | 91.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Enlightenment | 3003-2C | 90 | 0.7 | 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 Pale Straw (LRV 86.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Straw
Darker than Pale Straw
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2021-70 |
| Hex | #FBF7DB |
| RGB | 251, 247, 219 |
| HSL | 53°, 80%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.9, -3.3, 14.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Straw (BM 2021-70), published as #FBF7DB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Straw (BM 2021-70)?
- Pale Straw has an LRV of 86.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Straw is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Straw in another brand?
- Warm Sun (Behr PPL-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Straw warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pale Straw as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.0; 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.