Seapearl (BM 961)
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Seapearl (BM 961) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 76.4, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Seapearl
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Seapearl 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 Seapearl, 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 | Grey Mist | SW 9625 | 75 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Weathered White | HDC-NT-21 | 76.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Decadent | 7006-11 | 77 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Oyster White | 10-05 | 78 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Seapearl (LRV 76.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Seapearl
Darker than Seapearl
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 961 |
| Hex | #E7E4D9 |
| RGB | 231, 228, 217 |
| HSL | 47°, 23%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, -0.9, 5.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Seapearl (BM 961), published as #E7E4D9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Seapearl (BM 961)?
- Seapearl has an LRV of 76.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Seapearl is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Seapearl in another brand?
- Weathered White (Behr HDC-NT-21) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Seapearl warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Seapearl as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.