Sheep's Wool (BM 857)
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Sheep's Wool (BM 857) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.4, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sheep's Wool
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sheep's Wool 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 Sheep's Wool, 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 | Reserved White | SW 7056 | 74 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Roadster White | N370-1 | 74.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gray Palisade | 7006-2 | 74 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Tundra Frost | 1009-1 | 75 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Sheep's Wool (LRV 73.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Sheep's Wool
Darker than Sheep's Wool
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 857 |
| Hex | #E0DFD7 |
| RGB | 224, 223, 215 |
| HSL | 53°, 13%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.7, -1.1, 4.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sheep's Wool (BM 857), published as #E0DFD7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sheep's Wool (BM 857)?
- Sheep's Wool has an LRV of 73.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sheep's Wool is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sheep's Wool in another brand?
- Roadster White (Behr N370-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sheep's Wool warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sheep's Wool 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 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.