Cream Puff (BM 2174-70)
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Cream Puff (BM 2174-70) is a very light, neutral white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 82.1, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cream Puff
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cream Puff 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 Cream Puff, 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 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Musical Mist | 150C-1 | 84.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pink Kiss | 1007-2C | 83 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rockabye Baby | 1188-1 | 80 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore white colors nearest to Cream Puff (LRV 82.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Cream Puff
Darker than Cream Puff
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2174-70 |
| Hex | #F9E9E4 |
| RGB | 249, 233, 228 |
| HSL | 14°, 64%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.5, 4.6, 4.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cream Puff (BM 2174-70), published as #F9E9E4
#E7DFE2
#FFF3E4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cream Puff (BM 2174-70)?
- Cream Puff has an LRV of 82.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cream Puff is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cream Puff in another brand?
- Musical Mist (Behr 150C-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cream Puff warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cream Puff as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.4; 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.