Garlic Bulb (BM 2112-70)
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Garlic Bulb (BM 2112-70) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.5, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Garlic Bulb
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Garlic Bulb 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 Garlic Bulb, 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 | Ghosted | SW 9545 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silver Polish | BL-W13 | 75.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Heirloom Pink | 7001-18 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Arctic Cotton | 1002-2 | 77 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Garlic Bulb (LRV 74.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Garlic Bulb
Darker than Garlic Bulb
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2112-70 |
| Hex | #E4E3E0 |
| RGB | 228, 227, 224 |
| HSL | 45°, 7%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.2, -0.2, 1.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Garlic Bulb (BM 2112-70), published as #E4E3E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Garlic Bulb (BM 2112-70)?
- Garlic Bulb has an LRV of 74.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Garlic Bulb is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Garlic Bulb in another brand?
- Heirloom Pink (Valspar 7001-18) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Garlic Bulb warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Garlic Bulb as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.6; 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.