Ivory Tower (BM 2157-70)
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Ivory Tower (BM 2157-70) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 86, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ivory Tower
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Ivory Tower 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 Ivory Tower, 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 White | SW 7104 | 87 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Fine Porcelain | PWN-13 | 88.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Night Light | 7002-19 | 85 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lotus Petal | 1073-1 | 82 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Ivory Tower (LRV 86) by LRV.
Lighter than Ivory Tower
Darker than Ivory Tower
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2157-70 |
| Hex | #FBF2E4 |
| RGB | 251, 242, 228 |
| HSL | 37°, 74%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.8, 0.7, 7.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ivory Tower (BM 2157-70), published as #FBF2E4
#E9E8E2
#FFFCE4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ivory Tower (BM 2157-70)?
- Ivory Tower has an LRV of 86. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ivory Tower is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Ivory Tower in another brand?
- Fine Porcelain (Behr PWN-13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ivory Tower warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Ivory Tower as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.8; 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.