Cascade Mountains (BM 862)
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Cascade Mountains (BM 862) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 76.5, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cascade Mountains
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cascade Mountains 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 Cascade Mountains, 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 | Ethereal White | SW 6182 | 76 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Wisdom | PPL-75 | 76.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Divine Cream | 7006-8 | 79 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silvery Moon | 1029-1 | 78 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Cascade Mountains (LRV 76.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Cascade Mountains
Darker than Cascade Mountains
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 862 |
| Hex | #E5E6DC |
| RGB | 229, 230, 220 |
| HSL | 66°, 17%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.0, -2.1, 4.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cascade Mountains (BM 862), published as #E5E6DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cascade Mountains (BM 862)?
- Cascade Mountains has an LRV of 76.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cascade Mountains is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cascade Mountains in another brand?
- Divine Cream (Valspar 7006-8) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cascade Mountains warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cascade Mountains as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.8; 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.