Pink Essence (BM 881)
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Pink Essence (BM 881) is a very light, neutral white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 82.8, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pink Essence
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pink Essence 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 Pink Essence, 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 | Ibis White | SW 7000 | 84 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Phantom Mist | 720A-1 | 82.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sugarcane Pink | 7001-22 | 85 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Lauren's Lace | 1048-1 | 83 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore white colors nearest to Pink Essence (LRV 82.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Pink Essence
Darker than Pink Essence
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 881 |
| Hex | #F1EBE8 |
| RGB | 241, 235, 232 |
| HSL | 20°, 24%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.4, 1.5, 2.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pink Essence (BM 881), published as #F1EBE8
#DFE1E6
#FFF5E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pink Essence (BM 881)?
- Pink Essence has an LRV of 82.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pink Essence is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Pink Essence in another brand?
- Lauren's Lace (PPG 1048-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pink Essence warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pink Essence as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.2; 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.