Palace White (BM 956)

Palace White BM 956#EAE0C8, LRV 73.2
Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Palace White 956 (simulated)
Living room, walls in Palace White

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Palace White (BM 956) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.2, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.

Colors that go with Palace White

Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Palace White 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 Palace White, 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.

BrandClosest colorCodeLRVdeltaEHow close
Sherwin-WilliamsRestoration IvorySW 6413750.9indistinguishable
BehrCountry Beige760C-275.70.8indistinguishable
ValsparCrafted White3007-6C770.7indistinguishable
PPG PaintsMorocco Sand1096-2770.8indistinguishable

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

Color data

BrandBenjamin Moore
Color code956
Hex#EAE0C8
RGB234, 224, 200
HSL42°, 45%, 85%
LRV (light reflectance value)73.2
Lab L*, a*, b*89.4, -0.5, 13.0
UndertoneWarm Yellow
Temperaturewarm
Color familyBeige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Palace White (BM 956), published as #EAE0C8

North light (cool, indirect)
#D9D6C6
South light (warm, direct)
#FCEAC8

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Common questions

What is the LRV of Palace White (BM 956)?
Palace White 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 Palace White is a light color.
What is the closest match to Palace White in another brand?
Crafted White (Valspar 3007-6C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
Is Palace White warm or cool?
Benjamin Moore lists Palace White as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.0; 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.

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