Palace White (BM 956)

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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.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Restoration Ivory | SW 6413 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Country Beige | 760C-2 | 75.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Crafted White | 3007-6C | 77 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Morocco Sand | 1096-2 | 77 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Palace White (LRV 73.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Palace White
Darker than Palace White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 956 |
| Hex | #EAE0C8 |
| RGB | 234, 224, 200 |
| HSL | 42°, 45%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, -0.5, 13.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Palace White (BM 956), published as #EAE0C8
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#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.