Parish White (BM CW-15)
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Parish White (BM CW-15) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.1, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Parish White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Parish White 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 Parish 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 | Queen Anne's Lace | SW 6420 | 82 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Summer Jasmine | PPU9-15 | 82.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hemingway | 7005-8 | 80 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cake Batter | 1214-1 | 84 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Parish White (LRV 81.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Parish White
Darker than Parish White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-15 |
| Hex | #EEEBD8 |
| RGB | 238, 235, 216 |
| HSL | 52°, 39%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.8, -2.2, 9.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Parish White (BM CW-15), published as #EEEBD8
#DDE1D6
#FFF5D8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Parish White (BM CW-15)?
- Parish White has an LRV of 81.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Parish White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Parish White in another brand?
- Cake Batter (PPG 1214-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Parish White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Parish White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.6; 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.