Winter Ice (BM 866)
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Winter Ice (BM 866) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.1, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Winter Ice
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Winter Ice 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 Winter Ice, 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 | Rainsong | SW 9681 | 78 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sparkling Spring | 730E-2 | 75.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Subtle Canopy | 7004-8 | 75 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Mild Mint | 1146-1 | 77 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Winter Ice (LRV 75.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Winter Ice
Darker than Winter Ice
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 866 |
| Hex | #DAE4E2 |
| RGB | 218, 228, 226 |
| HSL | 168°, 16%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.8, -3.7, -0.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winter Ice (BM 866), published as #DAE4E2
#C8DAE0
#EDEEE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winter Ice (BM 866)?
- Winter Ice has an LRV of 75.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Winter Ice is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Winter Ice in another brand?
- Subtle Canopy (Valspar 7004-8) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winter Ice warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Winter Ice as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.2; 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.