Virginia Beach (BM 917)
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Virginia Beach (BM 917) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 72.5, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Virginia Beach
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Virginia 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 Virginia 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 | Jersey Cream | SW 6379 | 75 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Taj Mahal | M300-2 | 74.7 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hazy Yellow | 3004-8B | 70 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cordon Bleu | 12-02 | 74 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Virginia Beach (LRV 72.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Virginia Beach
Darker than Virginia Beach
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 917 |
| Hex | #F2DEBC |
| RGB | 242, 222, 188 |
| HSL | 38°, 67%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.3, 1.6, 19.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Virginia Beach (BM 917), published as #F2DEBC
#E1D4BA
#FFE8BC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Virginia Beach (BM 917)?
- Virginia Beach has an LRV of 72.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Virginia Beach is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Virginia Beach in another brand?
- Taj Mahal (Behr M300-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Virginia Beach warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Virginia Beach as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.2; 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.