Soft Biscuit (BM 919)
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Soft Biscuit (BM 919) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 79.7, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Biscuit
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Soft Biscuit 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 Soft Biscuit, 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 | Lemon Meringue | SW 7561 | 83 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Clear Yellow | 360C-1 | 84.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Veranda Ivory | 7003-20 | 85 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Crisp Candlelight | 1210-1 | 83 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Soft Biscuit (LRV 79.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Biscuit
Darker than Soft Biscuit
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 919 |
| Hex | #F3EAD0 |
| RGB | 243, 234, 208 |
| HSL | 45°, 59%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.8, -1.2, 13.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Biscuit (BM 919), published as #F3EAD0
#E2E0CE
#FFF4D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Biscuit (BM 919)?
- Soft Biscuit has an LRV of 79.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Biscuit is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Biscuit in another brand?
- Crisp Candlelight (PPG 1210-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Biscuit warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Soft Biscuit as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.7; 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.