Cotton Balls (BM 2145-70)
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Cotton Balls (BM 2145-70) is a very light, warm white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 89, so it reflects about 89 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cotton Balls
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cotton Balls 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 Cotton Balls, 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 | High Reflective White | SW 7757 | 93 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Moon Rise | W-F-700 | 89.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lemon Edge | 7003-23 | 89 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Clear Yellow | 1215-1 | 87 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore white colors nearest to Cotton Balls (LRV 89) by LRV.
Lighter than Cotton Balls
Darker than Cotton Balls
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2145-70 |
| Hex | #F5F6EB |
| RGB | 245, 246, 235 |
| HSL | 65°, 38%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 89 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.5, -2.2, 5.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cotton Balls (BM 2145-70), published as #F5F6EB
#E3EBE9
#FFFFE9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cotton Balls (BM 2145-70)?
- Cotton Balls has an LRV of 89. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cotton Balls is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cotton Balls in another brand?
- Moon Rise (Behr W-F-700) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cotton Balls warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cotton Balls as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.2; 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.