Butter Pecan (BM 2165-70)
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Butter Pecan (BM 2165-70) 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 Butter Pecan
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Butter Pecan 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 Butter Pecan, 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 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Coconut Twist | GR-W14 | 88.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Polished Ivory | 7006-6 | 82 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spun Cotton | 1203-1 | 84 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Butter Pecan (LRV 85.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Butter Pecan
Darker than Butter Pecan
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2165-70 |
| Hex | #F8F1E1 |
| RGB | 248, 241, 225 |
| HSL | 42°, 62%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.3, -0.3, 8.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butter Pecan (BM 2165-70), published as #F8F1E1
#E6E7DF
#FFFBE1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butter Pecan (BM 2165-70)?
- Butter Pecan 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 Butter Pecan is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Butter Pecan in another brand?
- Coconut Twist (Behr GR-W14) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Butter Pecan warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Butter Pecan 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.