Ballet White has more body than a typical white, reading as a soft cream in daylight and a gentle beige in the evening. It works well as a whole-room wall color in traditional interiors, set off by brighter white trim.
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Undertone: Warm creamy off-white with a soft beige base.
LRV 71.97: Ballet White is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Where to use it: Living room, bedroom, dining room, hallway.
Trim: Ballet White pairs well with White Dove OC-17 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Benjamin Moore colors that work with Ballet White on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Ballet White from Sherwin-Williams and Behr, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Benjamin Moore Ballet White (OC-9) is #E5E0D0, which is rgb(229, 224, 208). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Benjamin Moore Ballet White has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 71.97. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Ballet White is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Ballet White has a warm creamy off-white with a soft beige base undertone. By its digital value it sits on the warm side, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Sherwin-Williams color to Benjamin Moore Ballet White is Natural Choice (SW 7011, #E3DED0), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.2). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Behr color to Benjamin Moore Ballet White is Off White (73, #E7E2D2), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 0.7). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.