Ambrosia (BM 893)
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Ambrosia (BM 893) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.9, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ambrosia
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Ambrosia 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 Ambrosia, 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 | Alluring White | SW 6343 | 77 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Soft Muslin | W-D-110 | 83.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Abalone Pink | 7002-17 | 83 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Uptown Taupe | 1201-1 | 79 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Ambrosia (LRV 81.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Ambrosia
Darker than Ambrosia
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 893 |
| Hex | #F7E9DC |
| RGB | 247, 233, 220 |
| HSL | 29°, 63%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.1, 2.6, 8.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ambrosia (BM 893), published as #F7E9DC
#E6DFDA
#FFF3DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ambrosia (BM 893)?
- Ambrosia has an LRV of 81.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ambrosia is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Ambrosia in another brand?
- Soft Muslin (Behr W-D-110) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ambrosia warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Ambrosia as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.0; 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.