Pelican Beach (BM 908)
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Pelican Beach (BM 908) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 80.4, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pelican Beach
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pelican Beach 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 Pelican Beach, 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 | Summer White | SW 7557 | 83 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Marquee White | BXC-47 | 83.1 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Kabuki Clay | 3003-8C | 82 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Mimosa | 1203-2 | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Pelican Beach (LRV 80.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Pelican Beach
Darker than Pelican Beach
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 908 |
| Hex | #F5EAD6 |
| RGB | 245, 234, 214 |
| HSL | 39°, 61%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.1, 0.4, 11.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pelican Beach (BM 908), published as #F5EAD6
#E4E0D4
#FFF4D6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pelican Beach (BM 908)?
- Pelican Beach has an LRV of 80.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pelican Beach is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Pelican Beach in another brand?
- Marquee White (Behr BXC-47) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pelican Beach warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pelican Beach as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.0; 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.