Blanched Coral (BM 886)
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Blanched Coral (BM 886) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.4, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blanched Coral
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Blanched Coral 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 Blanched Coral, 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 | Intimate White | SW 6322 | 77 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Silk Elegance | PPL-71 | 82.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Crystal Pink | 2005-4C | 84 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | La Minuet | 1194-2 | 81 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Blanched Coral (LRV 81.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Blanched Coral
Darker than Blanched Coral
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 886 |
| Hex | #F8E9E0 |
| RGB | 248, 233, 224 |
| HSL | 22°, 63%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.3, 3.6, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blanched Coral (BM 886), published as #F8E9E0
#E6DFDE
#FFF3E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blanched Coral (BM 886)?
- Blanched Coral has an LRV of 81.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blanched Coral is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Blanched Coral in another brand?
- Crystal Pink (Valspar 2005-4C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blanched Coral warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Blanched Coral as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.