Satin Shoes (BM 2159-70)
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Satin Shoes (BM 2159-70) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 85.9, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Satin Shoes
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Satin Shoes 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 Satin Shoes, 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 | Paperwhite | SW 7105 | 87 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Creamy White | W-D-710 | 89.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | December Starlight | 7003-7 | 87 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spice Ivory | 1204-1 | 86 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Satin Shoes (LRV 85.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Satin Shoes
Darker than Satin Shoes
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2159-70 |
| Hex | #FAF3E2 |
| RGB | 250, 243, 226 |
| HSL | 42°, 71%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.0, -0.5, 9.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Satin Shoes (BM 2159-70), published as #FAF3E2
#E8E9E0
#FFFEE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Satin Shoes (BM 2159-70)?
- Satin Shoes has an LRV of 85.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Satin Shoes is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Satin Shoes in another brand?
- Creamy White (Behr W-D-710) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Satin Shoes warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Satin Shoes as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.0; 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.