Dark Linen (BM 2147-60)
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Dark Linen (BM 2147-60) is a very light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 80.2, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dark Linen
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dark Linen by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Dark Linen, 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 | Carambola | SW 9667 | 82 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Floating Lily | M340-2 | 81.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Whipped Mint | 6006-7A | 84 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Giggle | 1217-1 | 85 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Dark Linen (LRV 80.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Dark Linen
Darker than Dark Linen
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2147-60 |
| Hex | #ECECCF |
| RGB | 236, 236, 207 |
| HSL | 60°, 43%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.7, -4.8, 14.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dark Linen (BM 2147-60), published as #ECECCF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dark Linen (BM 2147-60)?
- Dark Linen has an LRV of 80.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dark Linen is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Dark Linen in another brand?
- Floating Lily (Behr M340-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dark Linen warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dark Linen as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.1; 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.