Wild Rice (BM 2097-70)
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Wild Rice (BM 2097-70) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.5, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wild Rice
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Wild Rice by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Wild Rice, 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 | Cultured Pearl | SW 6028 | 73 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Italian Villa | 180E-1 | 78.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Seashore Bud | 7001-14 | 77 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Macadamia Nut | 1057-1 | 78 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Wild Rice (LRV 75.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Wild Rice
Darker than Wild Rice
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2097-70 |
| Hex | #EDE2DC |
| RGB | 237, 226, 220 |
| HSL | 21°, 32%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.6, 2.7, 4.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wild Rice (BM 2097-70), published as #EDE2DC
#DBD8DA
#FFECDC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wild Rice (BM 2097-70)?
- Wild Rice has an LRV of 75.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wild Rice is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wild Rice in another brand?
- Macadamia Nut (PPG 1057-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wild Rice warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Wild Rice as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.3; 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.