White Down
White Down 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 6 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#EBE6D7
LRV
76.69
White Down in Real Rooms
White Down has a high LRV of 76.69 — 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 kitchen.
4 Living Room Photos
White Down works harder than it looks in a living room environment. Whether the space gets direct southern sun or stays north-facing and dim, the color finds its specific register — neither receding into the background nor demanding the spotlight. It acts as a sophisticated backdrop that makes every piece of furniture or art placed in front of it look immediately more considered and curated.
Living room walls painted White Down enhance natural light and airiness.
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Living spaces in White Down feel open, bright, and inviting.
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Room walls in White Down provide versatile canvas for varied furnishings.
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Living room walls finished White Down create serene, peaceful sanctuary.
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2 Kitchen Photos
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. White Down manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Kitchen walls painted White Down brighten workspace and improve functionality.
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Kitchen cabinetry in White Down combines cleanliness with subtle warmth.
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Coordinating Colors
Steam reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Simply White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 77), opening up a space where White Down encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 47, White Down is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 55, White Down is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
White Down reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 77 vs 24, White Down is decisively the brighter choice.
White Down reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 9), opening up a space where Approaching Storm encloses it.
White Down reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 34), opening up a space where Coastline encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 36, White Down is decisively the brighter choice.
White Down reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 14), opening up a space where Andes Summit encloses it.
White Down reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Evening Dove encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 8, White Down is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Gardenia reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Vapor reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (80 vs 77) makes Seashell the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
White Down reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 62), opening up a space where Carrington Beige encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (77 vs 65) makes White Down the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (77 vs 71) makes White Down the marginally brighter of the two.
White Down reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 56), opening up a space where Williamsburg Stone encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes White Down the marginally brighter of the two.