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Benjamin Moore Temporal Spirit#D9CFBB · LRV 62

Temporal Spirit reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 965 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE TEMPORAL SPIRIT
RGB 217, 207, 187 LRV 62

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Temporal Spirit
SKU 965
Hex #D9CFBB
RGB 217, 207, 187
HSL 40°, 28%, 79%
LRV 62
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Benjamin Moore Temporal Spirit

At LRV 62, Temporal Spirit 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.

Temporal Spirit 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. 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
Pebblebrook
SKU 0224 · #D8D0BC · LRV 63
ΔE 0.99 (imperceptible)
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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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.39
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6148
#D9CFBA
Wool Skein
ΔE 0.39 · LRV 63
SW 7565
#DBD0BB
Oyster Bar
ΔE 0.56 · LRV 64
SW 6155
#DBD0B9
Rice Grain
ΔE 1.09 · LRV 64
SW 7541
#D8CFBE
Grecian Ivory
ΔE 1.12 · LRV 63
SW 7569
#DCCFBA
Stucco
ΔE 1.35 · LRV 63

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.49
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1097-3
#DACFBA
Toasted Almond
ΔE 0.49 · LRV 63
15-26
#DACFBA
Toasted Almond
ΔE 0.49 · LRV 63
FLLW918
#DACFBA
Wright Pearl Gray
ΔE 0.49 · LRV 63
1024-3
#D8CFBE
Crushed Silk
ΔE 1.12 · LRV 63
1084-3
#DDCFBC
Sourdough
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 64

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.06
All neutral at Behr →
MQ3-15
#D9CDB7
Bell Tower
ΔE 1.06 · LRV 62
PPU7-09
#D7CFC1
Aged Beige
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 63
PPU7-9
#D7CFC1
Aged Beige
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 63
MQ3-11
#DCCCB7
Dainty Lace
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 62
ICC-22
#DCCDBD
Haze
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 63

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.51
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 5.87 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 6.71 · LRV 60

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.53
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 9.08 · LRV 60
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 13.16 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 13.43 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.62
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 59
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 58
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 5.04 · LRV 63
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 5.32 · LRV 62
JG-24
#E4CDC0
Ella Rose
ΔE 7.83 · LRV 64

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.65
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 201
#D9D2C1
Shaded White
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 65
NO. 3
#E0D5BE
Off-White
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 67
NO. 226
#DECFB9
Joa's White
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 64
NO. 8
#DDCDAE
String
ΔE 3.88 · LRV 62
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 4.39 · LRV 61

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.75
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC773
#D6CFBF
Heather
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 63
DE6220
#D4CEBF
Porous Stone
ΔE 2.29 · LRV 62
DE6213
#D8CFC1
Fine Grain
ΔE 2.36 · LRV 63
DEC761
#DDCDB3
Cochise
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 62
DE6241
#D2CFC1
Lunar Landing
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 62

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All neutral at Valspar →
8005-7B
#DDCFB9
Aged Parchment
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 64
7003-1
#DBCEBC
Parlour Taupe
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 62.8
T650
#D8D1BA
Understated
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 63.9
8005-5A
#DACFC0
Gentle Shadows
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 64
V135-1
#DACFC0
Gentle Shadows
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 63.5

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

OC-11
Clay Beige
LRV 62
1031
Carlisle Cream
LRV 62
CW-140
Timson Sand
LRV 60
966
Natural Linen
LRV 60
982
Cedar Key
LRV 61
CSP-155
Skipping Stone
LRV null

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D9CFBB in HSL space. Pair Temporal Spirit with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D9CFBB + #BBC5D9
TRIADIC
#D9CFBB · #BBD9CF · #CFBBD9
ANALOGOUS
#D9C0BB · #D9CFBB · #D4D9BB

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.54:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.59:1 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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