Will it look like this on my wall?

Not exactly. Screens vary and paint shifts with the light in the room. Pick up a sample before you commit to a wall — put it up for a full day so you see it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons get tinted.

Is it approved for my HOA?

That depends on your community, not on the color alone. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how White Down compares. Committees approve colors, not brands, so a Benjamin Moore can is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.

Which line for a west-facing exterior?

A color this light keeps a west wall about as cool as paint can, so what matters is how long the finish lasts. Aura Exterior or Element Guard if the wall takes full afternoon sun; Regal Select Exterior if it is shaded.

Can you match it in another brand?

We tint Benjamin Moore. 970 is a native Benjamin Moore formula, so there is nothing to approximate here — it comes out of the machine as published. If you have a Dunn-Edwards code, Benjamin Moore already has that formula too. For a chip or a lid with no code, bring it in and we will read it and tell you how close we can get.

Benjamin Moore Classics® Collection Neutrals

White Down

Name: Benjamin Moore White Down (970)
Brand: Benjamin Moore

A warm off-white. Tinted at the counter in the Benjamin Moore lines below, while you wait.

Get this color mixed Book a color consult

970LRV 77Exterior approved

On the wall at Raintree: Classics, right bay, middle band

Reading

LRV is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for pure white.

At LRV 77 it returns most of the light that falls on it, so the light in the room changes how it looks. It reads cooler by a north window, warmer in afternoon west sun, and different again under a lamp at night.

Aura Interior and Regal Select Interior handle the interior side. Outside, a color this light reflects the most heat, so it keeps a sunny wall cooler. It is lighter than parts of Scottsdale and Paradise Valley allow on a house, so check your lot and your HOA first.

Across a whole wall it reads as a warm near-white; on trim or a small patch it looks close to plain white. It suits ceilings, whole rooms and interior trim.

Matte or eggshell on walls; satin on trim, semi-gloss on doors. Higher sheens on walls amplify stucco texture and roller marks. Flat on exterior stucco.

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Master Color Index

Code: 970
Collection: Benjamin Moore Classics® Collection
Family: Neutrals
LRV (official): 77
Exterior: Approved for exterior use
Tints in: Every Benjamin Moore line we carry

Also known as

CC-50 White Downin the Designer Classics Collection
OC-131 White Downin the Off White Collection

Same paint, published under 2 more codes in other Benjamin Moore collections.

Works on

— Ceilings
— Interior walls
— Cabinet bodies and interior trim
— Exterior body where no city limit applies; it reflects the most heat

On the wall

A stucco front, saguaros along the walk, shown in White Down — A stucco front, saguaros along the walk

A ranch house with a front porch, shown in White Down — A ranch house with a front porch

A pueblo-style front, saguaro at the corner, shown in White Down — A pueblo-style front, saguaro at the corner

A living room, steel windows to the desert, shown in White Down — A living room, steel windows to the desert

A living room under a vaulted ceiling, shown in White Down — A living room under a vaulted ceiling

A great room with a stone fireplace, shown in White Down — A great room with a stone fireplace

Get it mixed

Every line below tints to 970. Pick the one that matches the surface.

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Tap a line for a quote in White Down.

Tinted while you wait at the counter. Ask for a quote and we’ll call back with the price and have it mixed for pickup; sample pints are mixed the same way.

Neighbors

Two steps lighter, two steps darker, and the one it gets confused with. Ranked by measured color distance.

StonewareCSP-245LRV 81Four points lighter at about the same warmth. In Off-Whites.
Floral WhiteOC-29LRV 80Three points lighter at about the same warmth. In Off-Whites.
French CanvasOC-41LRV 74Three points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
Muskoka Trail974LRV 72Five points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
SeashellOC-120LRV 80The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. Three points lighter at about the same warmth.

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Questions

Will it look like this on my wall?
Not exactly. Screens vary and paint shifts with the light in the room. Pick up a sample before you commit to a wall — put it up for a full day so you see it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons get tinted.
Is it approved for my HOA?
That depends on your community, not on the color alone. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how White Down compares. Committees approve colors, not brands, so a Benjamin Moore can is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.
Which line for a west-facing exterior?
A color this light keeps a west wall about as cool as paint can, so what matters is how long the finish lasts. Aura Exterior or Element Guard if the wall takes full afternoon sun; Regal Select Exterior if it is shaded.
Can you match it in another brand?
We tint Benjamin Moore. 970 is a native Benjamin Moore formula, so there is nothing to approximate here — it comes out of the machine as published. If you have a Dunn‑Edwards code, Benjamin Moore already has that formula too. For a chip or a lid with no code, bring it in and we will read it and tell you how close we can get.