Franklin White (BM CW-200)
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Franklin White (BM CW-200) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Franklin White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Franklin White 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 Franklin 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 | Medici Ivory | SW 7558 | 82 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cottage White | 13 | 82.2 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Thistle Seed | 7003-13 | 81 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Mimosa | 1203-2 | 82 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Franklin White (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Franklin White
Darker than Franklin White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-200 |
| Hex | #F1E7D4 |
| RGB | 241, 231, 212 |
| HSL | 39°, 51%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.0, 0.2, 10.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Franklin White (BM CW-200), published as #F1E7D4
#E0DDD2
#FFF1D4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Franklin White (BM CW-200)?
- Franklin White has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Franklin White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Franklin White in another brand?
- Cottage White (Behr 13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Franklin White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Franklin White as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.5; 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.