Mascarpone (BM AF-20)
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Mascarpone (BM AF-20) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 89, so it reflects about 89 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mascarpone
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mascarpone 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 Mascarpone, 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 | Barely Pear | SW 9666 | 83 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Stately White | BXC-29 | 94 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Betsy's Linen | 7005-16 | 91 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sail Cloth | 1213-1 | 86 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Mascarpone (LRV 89) by LRV.
Lighter than Mascarpone
Darker than Mascarpone
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-20 |
| Hex | #F8F7E8 |
| RGB | 248, 247, 232 |
| HSL | 56°, 53%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 89 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.9, -2.2, 7.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mascarpone (BM AF-20), published as #F8F7E8
#E6ECE6
#FFFFE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mascarpone (BM AF-20)?
- Mascarpone has an LRV of 89. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mascarpone is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Mascarpone in another brand?
- Stately White (Behr BXC-29) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mascarpone warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mascarpone as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.3; 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.