Cloud Cover (BM 855)
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Cloud Cover (BM 855) is a very light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 80.3, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cloud Cover
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cloud Cover 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 Cloud Cover, 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 | Spare White | SW 6203 | 77 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Diamonds Therapy | BWC-30 | 80.4 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hailstorm Gray | 7006-21 | 81 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silvery Moon | 1029-1 | 78 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Cloud Cover (LRV 80.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Cloud Cover
Darker than Cloud Cover
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 855 |
| Hex | #E9E8E0 |
| RGB | 233, 232, 224 |
| HSL | 53°, 17%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.9, -1.1, 4.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cloud Cover (BM 855), published as #E9E8E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cloud Cover (BM 855)?
- Cloud Cover has an LRV of 80.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cloud Cover is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cloud Cover in another brand?
- Diamonds Therapy (Behr BWC-30) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cloud Cover warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cloud Cover as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.