Palace Pearl (BM CW-650)
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Palace Pearl (BM CW-650) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.7, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Palace Pearl
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Palace Pearl by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Palace Pearl, 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 | Lullaby | SW 9136 | 65 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Absolute Zero | N490-1 | 64.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Northern Sky | 5001-3B | 63 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sky Splash | 1037-2 | 64 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Palace Pearl (LRV 61.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Palace Pearl
Darker than Palace Pearl
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-650 |
| Hex | #C6D0D2 |
| RGB | 198, 208, 210 |
| HSL | 190°, 12%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.8, -3.0, -2.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Palace Pearl (BM CW-650), published as #C6D0D2
#B4C6D0
#D9DAD2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Palace Pearl (BM CW-650)?
- Palace Pearl has an LRV of 61.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Palace Pearl is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Palace Pearl in another brand?
- Absolute Zero (Behr N490-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Palace Pearl warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Palace Pearl as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.2; 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.