Albany White
944 · #EAE4CD · LRV 75 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Albany White75
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is Albany White, Really?
Albany White reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 944 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Albany White
Albany White shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Albany White
Albany White is very light — LRV 75, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Albany White are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 944 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Classical WhiteSW 2829 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 76 | Color page → |
| Behr | Baby ArtichokeS330-1 · Behr | 0.8 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Snow on the Pines8004-22A · Valspar | 1.0 | 79 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Abbey WhitePPG1104-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 77 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Morocco SandPPG1096-2 · Glidden | 1.4 | 77 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Zested Lemon121-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 78 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Albany White within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #EAE4CD in HSL space. Pair Albany White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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