Soft White (BM 2170-70)
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Soft White (BM 2170-70) is a very light, warm white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 83.3, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Soft White 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 Soft White, 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 | Pale Pink | SW 9696 | 80 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Bella Pink | 210E-1 | 84.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Crystal Pink | 2005-4C | 84 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Scalloped Shell | 1193-1 | 83 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore white colors nearest to Soft White (LRV 83.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft White
Darker than Soft White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2170-70 |
| Hex | #FAEDE3 |
| RGB | 250, 237, 227 |
| HSL | 26°, 70%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.5, 2.7, 6.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft White (BM 2170-70), published as #FAEDE3
#E8E3E1
#FFF7E3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft White (BM 2170-70)?
- Soft White has an LRV of 83.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft White in another brand?
- Bella Pink (Behr 210E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Soft White as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.4; 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.