Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise 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 10 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#F9F5E5
LRV
88.07
Mayonnaise in Real Rooms
Mayonnaise has a high LRV of 88.07 — 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, bedroom and misc.
5 Living Room Photos
Choosing Mayonnaise 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.
Cream-colored walls in Mayonnaise create a warm, inviting living room backdrop.
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Soft walls painted in Mayonnaise glow with natural light in this living space.
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Neutral Mayonnaise walls provide a calm foundation for this comfortable living room.
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Hallway walls painted in Mayonnaise connect rooms with consistent, welcoming warmth.
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A soft Mayonnaise-painted corridor guides light throughout this connected home.
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2 Bedroom Photos
For guest bedrooms, Mayonnaise is a welcoming embrace. It's a universally appealing tone that feels clean and fresh for new arrivals, yet has enough "personality" to make their stay feel special and considered. It works across all seasons, feeling cool in summer and cozy in winter.
Pale Mayonnaise walls bring warmth and serenity to this restful bedroom.
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Bedroom walls in Mayonnaise offer a soothing, neutral sleeping environment.
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3 Misc Photos
These "miscellaneous" applications of Mayonnaise prove that there is truly no room in the house that wouldn't benefit from its sophisticated, grounded, and endlessly adaptable presence.
Cheerful walls in Mayonnaise brighten this playful, youthful kids' room.
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Warm Mayonnaise walls create an uplifting, cheerful atmosphere for children.
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Soft, creamy Mayonnaise walls make this kids' space feel safe and inviting.
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Coordinating Colors
Mayonnaise reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 62), opening up a space where Carrington Beige encloses it.
With LRVs of 90 and 88, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Mayonnaise reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 88 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 88 vs 10, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 36), opening up a space where Blue Pearl encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 67, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 38, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 11, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 69, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 66, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 90 vs 88), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 67), opening up a space where Banana Cream encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 75, Mayonnaise is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (88 vs 84) makes Mayonnaise the marginally brighter of the two.
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 66), opening up a space where Valley View encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (88 vs 77) makes Mayonnaise the marginally brighter of the two.