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Ivory

Benjamin Moore 239

HEX
#E5DDC5
RGB
229, 221, 197
LAB
88.2, -1.2, 12.8
LRV
≈ 72
Family
Beige, warm
Nearest RAL
1013 Oyster White
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With an LRV of about 72, Ivory reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Ivory in other brands

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

How it looks with color blindness

  • Deuteranopia Reads as beige
  • Protanopia Reads as beige
  • Tritanopia Reads as light gray
  • Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

  • Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
  • Neutral, 4000 K Turns yellow
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Ivory warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 12.8 and a value of -1.2 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Caparol color to Ivory?

Mai 55 (3D Mai 55), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Ivory?

≈ 72. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.