Dreamy Cloud (BM 2117-70)
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Dreamy Cloud (BM 2117-70) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 76.4, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dreamy Cloud
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dreamy Cloud 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 Dreamy Cloud, 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 | Opalescent | SW 9686 | 75 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Pixie Wing | 650C-1 | 79.9 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Soft Silk | 7004-2 | 76 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Orchid Blossom | 1174-1 | 76 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Dreamy Cloud (LRV 76.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Dreamy Cloud
Darker than Dreamy Cloud
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2117-70 |
| Hex | #E5E3E7 |
| RGB | 229, 227, 231 |
| HSL | 270°, 8%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, 1.4, -1.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dreamy Cloud (BM 2117-70), published as #E5E3E7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dreamy Cloud (BM 2117-70)?
- Dreamy Cloud has an LRV of 76.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dreamy Cloud is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Dreamy Cloud in another brand?
- Soft Silk (Valspar 7004-2) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dreamy Cloud warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dreamy Cloud as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.7; 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.