Benjamin Moore Ivory Porcelain#E4DCC4 · LRV null
Ivory Porcelain reads as a yellow / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 239 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
| Name | Ivory Porcelain |
| SKU | 239 |
| Hex | #E4DCC4 |
| RGB | 228, 220, 196 |
| HSL | 45°, 37%, 83% |
| LRV | null |
| Undertone | yellow / warm |
| Family | Neutral |
About Benjamin Moore Ivory Porcelain
At LRV null, Ivory Porcelain is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. 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 rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.
Ivory Porcelain earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.
Backdrop
PPG / Glidden
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Valspar
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Dunn-Edwards
Clare
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
closest in the Benjamin Moore deckThe nearest shades to Ivory Porcelain within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E4DCC4 in HSL space. Pair Ivory Porcelain with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.