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Cloud White 967 by Benjamin Moore: hex #F2F1E6, LRV and undertone

Cloud White (967) from Benjamin Moore is #F2F1E6 with an LRV of 85.05. It measures as warm neutral, yellow undertone; black text on it reaches 18.50:1.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreCloud White967

Hex: #F2F1E6
RGB: 242, 241, 230
LRV: 85.05
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 85.05. Very light: brightens a room and works on ceilings and trim.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 102°, chroma 0.015). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Ice Formations973
Westwood Tan256
Gray MistOC-30
Van Courtland BlueHC-145

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Benjamin Moore on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Benjamin Moore.

ColorPlum swatchCloud Whitepale, grayish yellow

HEX: #F2F1E6
RGB: rgb(242, 241, 230)
HSL: hsl(55, 32%, 93%)

Best text on it: black at 18.50:1

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Every code for Cloud White

HEX#F2F1E6
RGBrgb(242, 241, 230)
HSLhsl(55, 32%, 93%)
HSV55°, 5%, 95%
CMYK0%, 0%, 5%, 5%
Lablab(95% -1.1 5.5)
OKLCHoklch(95.6% 0.015 102.5)
Decimal15921638

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Cloud White in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FEFEFD
80%#FCFCFA
70%#FBFBF8
60%#FAF9F5
50%#F9F8F3
40%#F7F7F0
30%#F6F5EE
20%#F5F4EB
10%#F3F2E9
Base#F2F1E6
10%#DAD9CF
20%#C2C1B8
30%#A9A9A1
40%#91918A
50%#797973
60%#61605C
70%#494845
80%#30302E
90%#181817

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#E7E6DC
20%#DBDAD2
30%#D0CFC7
40%#C4C4BD
50%#B9B9B3
60%#AEADA9
70%#A2A29F
80%#979794
90%#8B8B8A

Matching colors

Complementary

#F2F1E6
#E6E7F2

Analogous

#F2EBE6
#F2F1E6
#EDF2E6

Triadic

#F2F1E6
#E6F2F1
#F1E6F2

Split complementary

#F2F1E6
#E6EDF2
#EBE6F2

Tetradic (square)

#F2F1E6
#E6F2EB
#E6E7F2
#F2E6ED

Monochromatic

#BEB981
#D8D5B4
#F2F1E6
#F8F7F2
#F8F7F2

Cloud White in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Cloud White with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Cloud White
Triad #E6F2F1
Triad #F1E6F2
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Cloud White in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; cloud white carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Cloud White

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#F2F1E6
Protanopia (no red cones)#F3F0E5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#F4F1E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#F4EFEE

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.13:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	18.50:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.13:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	18.50:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.00:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --cloud-white: #f2f1e6;
  --cloud-white-rgb: 242 241 230;
  --cloud-white-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Cloud White is Benjamin Moore 967, a creamy light white with hex #F2F1E6 and RGB 242, 241, 230. Red and green are nearly equal and blue trails by about a dozen steps, which is where the soft warmth comes from.

Reading the values

The LRV is 85.05, in the very light band, so this is a color that brightens a room and holds up on ceilings and trim as well as walls. HSL gives hsl(55, 32%, 93%) and OKLCH gives oklch(95.6% 0.015 102.5). Its undertone measures warm and neutral, with yellow showing at a hue of 102 degrees and a chroma of 0.015. That hue is a little greener than the typical cream, so in some light the yellow can look slightly lemon.

Whites at this lightness are less forgiving than mid-tones, since there is little room for error between a clean look and a yellow look. A quart sample on two walls is cheap insurance.

Worked example

Picture a galley kitchen with a single window facing south and cabinets that you want to look clean without turning clinical. Cloud White on the walls and cabinet boxes, with the ceiling in Simply White (OC-117, ΔE 1.4), keeps everything in one soft family. The southern sun adds its own warmth, so the yellow reading may feel stronger at midday than it does on a gray morning. If you find it too buttery, step to White Dove (OC-17), which is ΔE 1.0 away and so only a whisper different.

Companion colors

Benjamin Moore lists four colors alongside 967: Ice Formations (973), Westwood Tan (256), Gray Mist (OC-30) and Van Courtland Blue (HC-145). These four are not yet on this site, so look up each one on the brand site and compare it with a physical Cloud White sample.

Closest alternatives

Within Benjamin Moore, White Dove (OC-17) at ΔE 1.0, Swiss Coffee (OC-45) at 1.1 and Simply White at 1.4 all land under 2, meaning you would struggle to see the difference on a finished wall.

Other brands are just as close. Behr Whisper White (HDC-MD-08) is 1.0, Behr Polar Bear (75) is 1.4, Behr Blank Canvas (DC-003) is 1.7, and Sherwin-Williams Alabaster (SW 7008) is 1.8. Every one is below the line where two paints become distinguishable by eye, yet whites are famously sensitive to the room around them, so lay out samples under your own lighting.

Contrast for screens

Using #F2F1E6 as a page or card background, black text measures 18.50:1, a very comfortable result. White text reaches only 1.13:1 and would vanish. Pair this color with dark type and you will pass the WCAG contrast minimum without any effort.