White Rain (BM 708)
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White Rain (BM 708) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 65.2, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with White Rain
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for White Rain by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 White Rain, 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 | Tidewater | SW 6477 | 65 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Tide Pools | 480E-2 | 65.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Distant Valley | 5002-3A | 66 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Blue Lullaby | 1143-2 | 66 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to White Rain (LRV 65.2) by LRV.
Lighter than White Rain
Darker than White Rain
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 708 |
| Hex | #C8D8D1 |
| RGB | 200, 216, 209 |
| HSL | 154°, 17%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.0, -6.7, 1.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Rain (BM 708), published as #C8D8D1
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#DBE2D1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of White Rain (BM 708)?
- White Rain has an LRV of 65.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so White Rain is a light color.
- What is the closest match to White Rain in another brand?
- Distant Valley (Valspar 5002-3A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is White Rain warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists White Rain as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.6; 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.