Mauve Hint (BM 878)
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Mauve Hint (BM 878) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 76.6, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mauve Hint
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mauve Hint 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 Mauve Hint, 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 | Cultured Pearl | SW 6028 | 73 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Patient White | 140E-1 | 77.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sweet Pastel | 1007-8C | 76 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Macadamia Nut | 1057-1 | 78 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Mauve Hint (LRV 76.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Mauve Hint
Darker than Mauve Hint
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 878 |
| Hex | #EEE3DE |
| RGB | 238, 227, 222 |
| HSL | 19°, 32%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.0, 2.9, 3.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mauve Hint (BM 878), published as #EEE3DE
#DCD9DC
#FFEDDE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mauve Hint (BM 878)?
- Mauve Hint has an LRV of 76.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mauve Hint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mauve Hint in another brand?
- Macadamia Nut (PPG 1057-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mauve Hint warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mauve Hint as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.8; 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.