Fanfare (BM 874)
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Fanfare (BM 874) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 77.8, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fanfare
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fanfare 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 Fanfare, 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 | Rarified Air | SW 6525 | 78 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ice Sculpture | BL-W02 | 78.3 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Halcyon Blue | 5001-3A | 77 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Gray Glimpse | 1036-1 | 77 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Fanfare (LRV 77.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Fanfare
Darker than Fanfare
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 874 |
| Hex | #E1E6E5 |
| RGB | 225, 230, 229 |
| HSL | 168°, 9%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.9, -1.8, -0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fanfare (BM 874), published as #E1E6E5
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#F4F0E5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fanfare (BM 874)?
- Fanfare has an LRV of 77.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fanfare is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fanfare in another brand?
- Ice Sculpture (Behr BL-W02) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fanfare warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fanfare 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.