Royal Silk (BM 939)
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Royal Silk (BM 939) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 77.9, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Royal Silk
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Royal Silk 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 Royal Silk, 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 | Restful White | SW 7563 | 81 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Baked Brie | 780C-2 | 81.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Romano | 7003-15 | 80 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Always Almond | 1099-1 | 78 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Royal Silk (LRV 77.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Royal Silk
Darker than Royal Silk
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 939 |
| Hex | #EDE8D5 |
| RGB | 237, 232, 213 |
| HSL | 47°, 40%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.9, -1.5, 9.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Royal Silk (BM 939), published as #EDE8D5
#DCDED3
#FFF2D5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Royal Silk (BM 939)?
- Royal Silk has an LRV of 77.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Royal Silk is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Royal Silk in another brand?
- Romano (Valspar 7003-15) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Royal Silk warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Royal Silk as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.8; 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.