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BENJAMIN MOORE · CSP-815

Benjamin Moore Pistachio Ice Cream#DAD9BC · LRV null

Pistachio Ice Cream reads as a yellow / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore CSP-815 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE PISTACHIO ICE CREAM
RGB 218, 217, 188 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Pistachio Ice Cream
SKU CSP-815
Hex #DAD9BC
RGB 218, 217, 188
HSL 58°, 29%, 80%
LRV null
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Benjamin Moore Pistachio Ice Cream

At LRV null, Pistachio Ice Cream 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.

Pistachio Ice Cream 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.

KOMPOZIT
Island Embrace
SKU 0398 · #DED9B4 · LRV 68
ΔE 2.7 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.69
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5527
#DDDCBF
Woven Reed
ΔE 0.69 · LRV 70
DE5492
#E1DDBF
Silver Fern
ΔE 1.64 · LRV 71
DE5534
#D5D8BC
Pine Mist
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 67
DE6171
#E2D6BD
Sand Dollar
ΔE 5.51 · LRV 68
DE6191
#E2D8C3
Exclusive Ivory
ΔE 5.57 · LRV 69

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.49
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6421
#E0DDBD
Celery
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 71
SW 6428
#DBDDBD
Honeydew
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 70
SW 6414
#DFD4B0
Rice Paddy
ΔE 4.44 · LRV 66
SW 6722
#D3DFC3
Cucumber
ΔE 5.04 · LRV 71
SW 7574
#E7D8BE
Echelon Ecru
ΔE 6.73 · LRV 70

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.84
All neutral at Behr →
PPU9-17
#D6D5BD
Pale Cucumber
ΔE 1.84 · LRV 66
BWC-26
#DFDABF
Stucco Tan
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 70
MQ3-47
#D9DEC2
Airy Green
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 71
OR-W7
#DED9C4
Spanish Sand
ΔE 3.58 · LRV 69
780C-3
#D3DBC1
Ocean Pearl
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 68

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.89
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1115-3
#DBDCC4
Slow Dance
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 70
1114-2
#DEDBC4
River Reed
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 70
11-21
#D6DBC0
Breezeway
ΔE 2.48 · LRV 69
1113-1
#DDDBC5
I Miss You
ΔE 2.55 · LRV 70
1026-1
#E1D8BB
Namaste
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 69

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.1
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 206
#DBDAB6
Green Ground
ΔE 2.1 · LRV 69
NO. 282
#DED8C6
Shadow White
ΔE 4.92 · LRV 69
NO. 3
#E0D5BE
Off-White
ΔE 5.49 · LRV 67
NO. 201
#D9D2C1
Shaded White
ΔE 5.73 · LRV 65
NO. 2013
#E4D5BC
Matchstick
ΔE 6.92 · LRV 68

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.31
All neutral at Valspar →
6006-3B
#DCD6BA
Lunar Tide
ΔE 2.31 · LRV 67.1
6001-5B
#D4DAB8
Prairie Willow
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 67.4
6006-5A
#E3D9B7
Tempered Sage
ΔE 3.86 · LRV 69.5
8004-22B
#DED4BA
Dance With the Wind
ΔE 4.44 · LRV 66
6007-3B
#E1D5B8
Fennel Splash
ΔE 4.91 · LRV 66.9

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.11
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 4.11 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 6.04 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 6.97 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 7.57 · LRV 70
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 9.35 · LRV 69

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.48
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 4.48 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 5.72 · LRV 84
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 5.91 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 15.37 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 19.97 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.58
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 5.58 · LRV 70
JG-153
#E6DECE
Castle Cream
ΔE 6.6 · LRV 74
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 6.64 · LRV 67
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 6.75 · LRV 70
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 8.55 · LRV 69

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Pistachio Ice Cream within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

492
Dune Grass
LRV null
521
Nantucket Breeze
LRV 65
499
Glazed Green
LRV null
485
Mosaic Glass
LRV 66
HC-117
Hancock Green
LRV 66
513
Limestone
LRV null

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DAD9BC in HSL space. Pair Pistachio Ice Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DAD9BC + #BCBDDA
TRIADIC
#DAD9BC · #BCDAD9 · #D9BCDA
ANALOGOUS
#DACABC · #DAD9BC · #CCDABC

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.44:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.63:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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