Benjamin Moore Wild Rice 2097-70

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Official page:Wild Rice 2097-70
Code:2097-70
Name:Wild Rice
Brand:Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Wild Rice?

Benjamin Moore Wild Rice 2097-70 is a very pale, softly muted pink-beige with a gentle gray cast that keeps it from reading sugary. Its light value makes it a useful wall color for bedrooms, powder rooms, and softly layered living spaces where white feels too stark. In daylight, Wild Rice can look like a barely-there blush neutral; under warm evening bulbs, its rosy beige side becomes more noticeable. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm greige trim, pale oak, linen upholstery, and brushed brass for a cohesive palette. It is best suited to broad wall surfaces or ceilings, where its subtle color can be appreciated rather than lost among stronger accents.

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What are Benjamin Moore Wild Rice undertones?

Wild Rice is a light, very muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#EDE2DC

RGB code:

237, 226, 220

Is Benjamin Moore Wild Rice cool or warm?

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Color wheel

With a hue of 21°, this Pink reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

2097-70 Wild Rice HSL code: 21, 32%, 90%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Wild Rice

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Pink shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Wild Rice:

Monochromatic color scheme

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

Darker shades

Complementary color scheme

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Wild Rice with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 201, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.

LRV of Wild Rice

Wild Rice has an LRV of 75.47% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 75.47%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

FormatCode
HEX#EDE2DC
RGB Decimal237, 226, 220
RGB Percent92.94%, 88.63%, 86.27%
HSVHue: 21° Saturation: 7.17% Value: 92.94%
HSLhsl(21, 32, 90)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.64 Yellow: 7.17 Key: 7.06
YIQY: 228.605 I: 8.483 Q: 0.46
XYZX: 75.037 Y: 77.565 Z: 78.709
CIE LabL:90.581 a:2.713 b:4.266
CIE LuvL:90.581 u:6.712 v:5.955
Decimal15590108
Hunter Lab88.071, -2.042, 8.662

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