Melted Ice Cream (BM 2095-70) vs First Light (BM 2102-70)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 76.4 vs 75.9.
- Warmer
- Melted Ice Cream, both warm white (Lab b* 4.9 vs 3.5).
- North rooms
- First Light drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.4 vs 3.8); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- Frosted Petal BM 2089-70, #F9ECE7, LRV 82.5: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.7, very close. At 1.7, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Melted Ice Cream (BM 2095-70) is about as light as First Light (BM 2102-70) and slightly warmer: LRV 76.4 vs 75.9, deltaE 1.7 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Melted Ice Cream | First Light | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 2095-70 | 2102-70 | |
| Hex | #EEE2DB | #EFE2DE | |
| RGB | 238, 226, 219 | 239, 226, 222 | |
| HSL | 22°, 36%, 90% | 14°, 35%, 90% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.4 | 75.9 | +0.5 |
| Lab L* | 90.6 | 90.8 | −0.2 |
| Lab a* | 2.9 | 3.7 | −0.9 |
| Lab b* | 4.9 | 3.5 | +1.3 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Off-white | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Melted Ice Cream (BM 2095-70), published as #EEE2DB
#DDD8D9
#FFECDB
First Light (BM 2102-70), published as #EFE2DE
#DDD8DC
#FFECDE
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Melted Ice Cream (BM 2095-70) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0.5 LRV points lighter (76.4 vs 75.9), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick First Light (BM 2102-70) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.5 against 4.9, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Melted Ice Cream (BM 2095-70) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 4.9), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Melted Ice Cream in other brands
Closest matches to First Light in other brands
Common questions
- Is Melted Ice Cream the same color as First Light?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.7. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Melted Ice Cream and First Light.
- Which is lighter, Melted Ice Cream or First Light?
- Melted Ice Cream, with an LRV of 76.4 against 75.9.
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Sources: Melted Ice Cream: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); First Light: 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.