Seashell (BM 926)
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Seashell (BM 926) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 79.8, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Seashell
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Seashell 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 Seashell, 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 | Barely Pear | SW 9666 | 83 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Swiss Cream | HDC-CT-27 | 81.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pontoon White | 7006-13 | 83 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Jewel White | 14-12 | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Seashell (LRV 79.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Seashell
Darker than Seashell
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 926 |
| Hex | #ECE9D8 |
| RGB | 236, 233, 216 |
| HSL | 51°, 34%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.2, -1.9, 8.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Seashell (BM 926), published as #ECE9D8
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#FEF3D8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Seashell (BM 926)?
- Seashell has an LRV of 79.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Seashell is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Seashell in another brand?
- Swiss Cream (Behr HDC-CT-27) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Seashell warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Seashell as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.6; 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.