Gentle Butterfly (BM 2173-70)
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Gentle Butterfly (BM 2173-70) is a very light, neutral white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.6, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gentle Butterfly
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gentle Butterfly 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 Gentle Butterfly, 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 | Intimate White | SW 6322 | 77 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Hush Pink | 200C-1 | 83.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pink Kiss | 1007-2C | 83 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Aubergine | 1064-1 | 80 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore white colors nearest to Gentle Butterfly (LRV 81.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Gentle Butterfly
Darker than Gentle Butterfly
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2173-70 |
| Hex | #F7E8E2 |
| RGB | 247, 232, 226 |
| HSL | 17°, 57%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.0, 4.1, 4.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gentle Butterfly (BM 2173-70), published as #F7E8E2
#E5DEE0
#FFF2E2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gentle Butterfly (BM 2173-70)?
- Gentle Butterfly has an LRV of 81.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gentle Butterfly is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Gentle Butterfly in another brand?
- Hush Pink (Behr 200C-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gentle Butterfly warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gentle Butterfly as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.7; 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.