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À la Mode 2109-70
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Undertone: Subtle orange undertone
In CIELAB, À la Mode sits at L* 90.1, a* 0.7, b* 2.4. Its hue angle is 75° and its chroma is 2.5, so it leans orange only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 21%.
LRV 75.5: very light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 75.5, À la Mode is lighter than 86% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reflects most light. Works in dim rooms, north-facing spaces, ceilings and trim; can look stark in strong southern light.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to À la Mode
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystalline | SW 9691 | 0.99 | Practically identical | |
| Original White | SW 7077 | 1.02 | Very close | |
| Ghosted | SW 9545 | 1.15 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to À la Mode
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fading Fog | PR-W07 | 0.44 | Practically identical | |
| Ambience White | PR-W8 | 0.44 | Practically identical | |
| White Opal | UL250-13 | 0.58 | Practically identical |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Winged Dove | 1457 | 0.72 | Practically identical | |
| Hampshire Rocks | 1450 | 0.92 | Practically identical | |
| Cloudy Gray | 2107-70 | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Calm | OC-22 | 1.32 | Very close | |
| Calm | 2111-70 | 1.32 | Very close | |
| Lacey Pearl | 2108-70 | 1.40 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Polar White 2069-70 · lighter, LRV 79.3
- Pink Cloud 887 · lighter, LRV 80.1
- Stonewashed 865 · lighter, LRV 79.9
- Winter Orchard 1555 · darker, LRV 70.3
- Peau de Soie AF-60 · darker, LRV 70.7
- Cocoa Butter 1023 · darker, LRV 70.7
Colors that go with À la Mode
À la Mode is too close to neutral (chroma 2.5) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its orange lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
À la Mode vs popular colors
- Snowbound (Sherwin-Williams SW 7004, ΔE 1.9) is lighter (LRV 82.8 vs 75.5).
- Classic Gray (Benjamin Moore OC-23, ΔE 2.7) is darker (LRV 73.7 vs 75.5), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Silver Satin (Benjamin Moore OC-26, ΔE 2.8) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.