Bavarian Cream (BM 2146-70)
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Bavarian Cream (BM 2146-70) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 88.9, so it reflects about 89 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bavarian Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bavarian Cream 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 Bavarian Cream, 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 | Barely Pear | SW 9666 | 83 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Precious Dewdrop | GR-W04 | 90.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lemon Edge | 7003-23 | 89 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sail Cloth | 1213-1 | 86 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Bavarian Cream (LRV 88.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Bavarian Cream
Darker than Bavarian Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2146-70 |
| Hex | #F7F7E7 |
| RGB | 247, 247, 231 |
| HSL | 60°, 50%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.9, -2.7, 7.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bavarian Cream (BM 2146-70), published as #F7F7E7
#E5ECE5
#FFFFE4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bavarian Cream (BM 2146-70)?
- Bavarian Cream has an LRV of 88.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bavarian Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Bavarian Cream in another brand?
- Precious Dewdrop (Behr GR-W04) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bavarian Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bavarian Cream as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.7; 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.