Soft Chamois (BM 969)
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Soft Chamois (BM 969) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 77.4, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Chamois
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Soft Chamois 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 Soft Chamois, 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 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | French Chateau | PWN-60 | 76.6 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Decadent | 7006-11 | 77 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Prairie Winds | 1111-1 | 79 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Soft Chamois (LRV 77.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Chamois
Darker than Soft Chamois
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 969 |
| Hex | #E8E5D8 |
| RGB | 232, 229, 216 |
| HSL | 49°, 26%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.9, -1.2, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Chamois (BM 969), published as #E8E5D8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Chamois (BM 969)?
- Soft Chamois has an LRV of 77.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Chamois is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Chamois in another brand?
- French Chateau (Behr PWN-60) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Chamois warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Soft Chamois as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; 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.