Temporal Spirit (BM 965)
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Temporal Spirit (BM 965) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.6, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Temporal Spirit
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Temporal Spirit 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 Temporal Spirit, 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 | Wool Skein | SW 6148 | 63 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Bell Tower | MQ3-15 | 63.6 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rattan Basket | 3007-10C | 63 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Toasted Almond | 1097-3 | 63 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Temporal Spirit (LRV 61.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Temporal Spirit
Darker than Temporal Spirit
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 965 |
| Hex | #D9CFBB |
| RGB | 217, 207, 187 |
| HSL | 40°, 28%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.4, 0.1, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Temporal Spirit (BM 965), published as #D9CFBB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Temporal Spirit (BM 965)?
- Temporal Spirit has an LRV of 61.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Temporal Spirit is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Temporal Spirit in another brand?
- Wool Skein (SW 6148) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Temporal Spirit warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Temporal Spirit as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.