Feather Down (BM 953)
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Feather Down (BM 953) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.2, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Feather Down
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Feather Down 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 Feather Down, 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 | Arrowroote | SW 9502 | 73 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Confident White | GR-W12 | 73.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Presidential White | 7006-15 | 75 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Fossil Stone | 1102-2 | 72 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Feather Down (LRV 73.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Feather Down
Darker than Feather Down
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 953 |
| Hex | #E6E0CF |
| RGB | 230, 224, 207 |
| HSL | 44°, 32%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -0.8, 9.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Feather Down (BM 953), published as #E6E0CF
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#F8EACF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Feather Down (BM 953)?
- Feather Down has an LRV of 73.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Feather Down is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Feather Down in another brand?
- Confident White (Behr GR-W12) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Feather Down warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Feather Down as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.1; 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.