Pearl River (BM 871)
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Pearl River (BM 871) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.1, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pearl River
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pearl River 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 Pearl River, 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 | Site White | SW 7070 | 73 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silver Sands | ECC-33-2 | 72.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sheer Light | 7004-16 | 73 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Thin Ice | 1001-3 | 71 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Pearl River (LRV 73.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Pearl River
Darker than Pearl River
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 871 |
| Hex | #DCDFDE |
| RGB | 220, 223, 222 |
| HSL | 160°, 4%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.6, -1.2, 0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pearl River (BM 871), published as #DCDFDE
#CAD5DC
#EFE9DE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pearl River (BM 871)?
- Pearl River has an LRV of 73.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pearl River is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pearl River in another brand?
- Silver Sands (Behr ECC-33-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pearl River warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pearl River as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.1; 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.