Icicle (BM 2142-70)
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Icicle (BM 2142-70) is a very light, neutral white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Icicle
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Icicle 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 Icicle, 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 | Cotton | SW 9581 | 83 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Grand Heron | ECC-37-2 | 83.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Paramount White | 7006-22 | 83 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Gypsum | 1006-1 | 84 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore white colors nearest to Icicle (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Icicle
Darker than Icicle
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2142-70 |
| Hex | #EDEDE3 |
| RGB | 237, 237, 227 |
| HSL | 60°, 22%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.5, -1.7, 4.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Icicle (BM 2142-70), published as #EDEDE3
#DBE3E1
#FFF7E3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Icicle (BM 2142-70)?
- Icicle has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Icicle is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Icicle in another brand?
- Grand Heron (Behr ECC-37-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Icicle warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Icicle as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.8; 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.