Baby's Breath (BM 873)
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Baby's Breath (BM 873) is a very light, neutral white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.5, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Baby's Breath
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Baby's Breath 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 Baby's Breath, 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 | Ceiling Bright White | SW 7007 | 83 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silver Sky | W-F-510 | 83.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cool Gray | 7006-10 | 84 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pacific Pearl | 1011-1 | 82 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore white colors nearest to Baby's Breath (LRV 81.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Baby's Breath
Darker than Baby's Breath
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 873 |
| Hex | #EAECE8 |
| RGB | 234, 236, 232 |
| HSL | 90°, 10%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.2, -1.4, 1.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Baby's Breath (BM 873), published as #EAECE8
#D8E2E6
#FDF6E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Baby's Breath (BM 873)?
- Baby's Breath has an LRV of 81.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Baby's Breath is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Baby's Breath in another brand?
- Ceiling Bright White (SW 7007) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Baby's Breath warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Baby's Breath as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.7; 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.