Country White (BM 898)
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Country White (BM 898) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 80.2, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Country White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Country White by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Country White, 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 | Welcome White | SW 6658 | 78 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Almond Milk | OR-W05 | 83.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sunset Nude | 7002-9 | 83 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pita Bread | 1089-1 | 81 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Country White (LRV 80.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Country White
Darker than Country White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 898 |
| Hex | #F9E9D1 |
| RGB | 249, 233, 209 |
| HSL | 36°, 77%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.0, 1.6, 13.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Country White (BM 898), published as #F9E9D1
#E8DFCF
#FFF3D1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Country White (BM 898)?
- Country White has an LRV of 80.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Country White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Country White in another brand?
- Almond Milk (Behr OR-W05) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Country White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Country White as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.6; 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.