Powder Sand (BM 2151-70)
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Powder Sand (BM 2151-70) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 86.6, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Powder Sand
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Powder Sand 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 Powder Sand, 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 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Tibetan Jasmine | M310-1 | 89.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | December Starlight | 7003-7 | 87 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Combed Cotton | 1205-1 | 87 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Powder Sand (LRV 86.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Powder Sand
Darker than Powder Sand
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2151-70 |
| Hex | #F5F2E1 |
| RGB | 245, 242, 225 |
| HSL | 51°, 50%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.3, -1.9, 8.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Powder Sand (BM 2151-70), published as #F5F2E1
#E3E8DF
#FFFDE1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Powder Sand (BM 2151-70)?
- Powder Sand has an LRV of 86.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Powder Sand is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Powder Sand in another brand?
- Tibetan Jasmine (Behr M310-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Powder Sand warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Powder Sand as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.6; 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.