Linen White (BM 912) vs Navajo White (BM 947)

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Linen White 912 (simulated) — Linen White BM 912#F2EBDA, LRV 80.9 Verified 2026-10-02

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Navajo White 947 (simulated) — Navajo White BM 947#EEE7D5, LRV 78.3 Verified 2026-10-02

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Linen White, LRV 80.9 vs 78.3.
Warmer: About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 9.1 vs 9.6).
North rooms: Linen White keeps more brightness (L* 89.3 vs 87.9 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: White Blush BM 904, #F6F0E1, LRV 84.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 1.0, indistinguishable. At 1.0, pick on price, finish or availability.

See each color

Linen WhiteBenjamin Moore, BM 912LRV 80.9, #F2EBDA

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Navajo WhiteBenjamin Moore, BM 947LRV 78.3, #EEE7D5

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Linen White (BM 912) is slightly lighter than Navajo White (BM 947) and about as warm: LRV 80.9 vs 78.3, deltaE 1.0 (indistinguishable).

Side by side

Measure	Linen White	Navajo White	Gap
Brand	Benjamin Moore	Benjamin Moore
Color code	912	947
Hex	#F2EBDA	#EEE7D5
RGB	242, 235, 218	238, 231, 213
HSL	42°, 48%, 90%	43°, 42%, 88%
LRV (light reflectance value)	80.9	78.3	+2.7
Lab L*	93.2	91.7	+1.4
Lab a*	-0.5	-0.6	+0.2
Lab b*	9.1	9.6	−0.5
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Off-white	Off-white

Same paint, two kinds of light

Linen White (BM 912), published as #F2EBDA

North light (cool, indirect)
#E1E1D8

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF5DA

Navajo White (BM 947), published as #EEE7D5

North light (cool, indirect)
#DDDDD3

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF1D5

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 Linen White (BM 912) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2.7 LRV points lighter (80.9 vs 78.3), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Linen White in other brands

Closest matches to Navajo White in other brands

Common questions

Is Linen White the same color as Navajo White?: They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.0. Most people cannot tell Linen White and Navajo White apart.
Which is lighter, Linen White or Navajo White?: Linen White, with an LRV of 80.9 against 78.3.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

Sources: 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.