Gentle Cream
Gentle Cream is a bright and airy White from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. Below, you'll find 8 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#E9DDC5
LRV
71.32
Gentle Cream in Real Rooms
Gentle Cream has a high LRV of 71.32 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the White family, the photos below show it applied in a living room and misc.
4 Living Room Photos
Choosing Gentle Cream for a main living area is a commitment to timelessness. It avoids the trend-cycle fatigue of brighter hues, offering a sophisticated neutrality that can be reimagined every few years simply by swapping out textiles or accent pillows. It is the ultimate foundation for an evolving home.
Living room walls embrace warm Gentle Cream tones.
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Room walls feel inviting in soft Gentle Cream.
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Walls glow with understated Gentle Cream throughout.
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Space fills with cozy Gentle Cream wall color.
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4 Misc Photos
Note how Gentle Cream is used as a "ceiling color" in some of these rooms. This "fifth wall" application is a bold designer move that can make a room feel infinitely more cozy and architecturally unique.
Furniture piece displays soft Gentle Cream painted finish.
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Wall panelling showcases warm Gentle Cream throughout.
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Wall surface painted in warm Gentle Cream tones.
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Walls glow warmly with Gentle Cream throughout space.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 71 vs 40, Gentle Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Vanilla Ice Cream reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 71), opening up a space where Gentle Cream encloses it.
Simply White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 71), opening up a space where Gentle Cream encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 71 vs 22, Gentle Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Cream reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 58), opening up a space where Feather Gray encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 24, Gentle Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 28, Gentle Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Cream reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 34), opening up a space where Coastline encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 36, Gentle Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Cream reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 14), opening up a space where Andes Summit encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 74 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 72 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Navajo White reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
A 12-point LRV gap (71 vs 59) makes Gentle Cream the marginally brighter of the two.
Gentle Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (71 vs 64) makes Gentle Cream the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Gentle Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.