Precious Ivory
185 · #F1DCB5 · LRV 70 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Precious Ivory, Really?
Precious Ivory reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 185 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Precious Ivory
Precious Ivory is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Precious Ivory
At LRV 70, Precious Ivory is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Precious Ivory 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 185 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 | Captivating CreamSW 6659 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | CallaPPU6-12 · Behr | 1.1 | 75 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Filtered LightV093-1 · Valspar | 1.2 | 73.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Limitless1091-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | LimitlessPPG1091-3 · Glidden | 0.8 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Beach House Beige318-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Precious Ivory 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 #F1DCB5 in HSL space. Pair Precious Ivory with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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