Whispering Spring (BM 2136-70)
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Whispering Spring (BM 2136-70) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 77.8, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Whispering Spring
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Whispering Spring 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 Whispering Spring, 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 | Rainsong | SW 9681 | 78 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Calm | BL-W01 | 79.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Sweet Slumber | 7004-12 | 76 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cameo Green | 1147-1 | 77 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Whispering Spring (LRV 77.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Whispering Spring
Darker than Whispering Spring
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2136-70 |
| Hex | #DCE7E6 |
| RGB | 220, 231, 230 |
| HSL | 175°, 19%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.8, -3.8, -0.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Whispering Spring (BM 2136-70), published as #DCE7E6
#CADDE4
#EFF1E6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Whispering Spring (BM 2136-70)?
- Whispering Spring has an LRV of 77.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Whispering Spring is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Whispering Spring in another brand?
- Cameo Green (PPG 1147-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Whispering Spring warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Whispering Spring as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.8; 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.