Arbor White (BM ES-01)
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Arbor White (BM ES-01) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Arbor White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Arbor 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 Arbor 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 | Classic Light Buff | SW 0050 | 83 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Divine Pleasure | W-B-210 | 86.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Chef White | 7002-15 | 83 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Candlelit Beige | 1207-1 | 85 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Arbor White (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than Arbor White
Darker than Arbor White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | ES-01 |
| Hex | #F2EDDF |
| RGB | 242, 237, 223 |
| HSL | 44°, 42%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.8, -0.7, 7.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Arbor White (BM ES-01), published as #F2EDDF
#E0E3DD
#FFF7DF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Arbor White (BM ES-01)?
- Arbor White has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Arbor White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Arbor White in another brand?
- Divine Pleasure (Behr W-B-210) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Arbor White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Arbor White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.4; 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.