Ivory Tower
What Ivory Tower Actually Looks Like
Ivory Tower is a warm, airy off-white that sits just far enough from true white to feel intentional. The hex reads as a gentle cream, light but not stark. In bright daylight it looks almost like fresh linen. In dimmer or north-facing light it settles into a richer, more buttery tone. It never reads as yellow outright, but the warmth is clearly there.
Ivory Tower Undertones
The undertones are warm, leaning toward yellow and cream. This is not a cool white or a gray-leaning white. If your space gets a lot of blue-toned natural light, those warm undertones will be more visible, and the color will read as distinctly creamy rather than neutral. In warm incandescent or warm LED light it glows softly without feeling heavy.
Where Ivory Tower Works Best
Ivory Tower works well in living rooms, bedrooms, and dining rooms where you want warmth without committing to a true color. It suits older homes with natural wood trim because the warmth in the paint complements rather than fights wood tones. It also holds up well in kitchens where you want something cleaner than a saturated color but cozier than a bright white. It is a good candidate for ceilings in rooms that already have warm-toned walls, where a stark white ceiling would feel disconnected.
Where to put Ivory Tower
In a living room, Ivory Tower reads as a welcoming, settled backdrop. It works especially well with wood furniture, rattan, and natural textiles. The warmth keeps the space from feeling clinical, and the high light reflectance keeps it feeling open even in a room without abundant natural light.
Ivory Tower is a reliable bedroom choice because its warmth reads as calm rather than energizing. It pairs naturally with linen bedding, warm wood furniture, and soft brass or bronze hardware. In a south or west-facing bedroom it will glow warmly in afternoon light.
In a kitchen it works best with warm-toned cabinets or natural wood cabinetry. Against bright white appliances or very cool countertops it can look slightly yellow, so warm stone, butcher block, or cream-toned countertops are better companions.
Used on the ceiling of a room with warm-toned walls, Ivory Tower bridges the wall color and the ceiling without the jarring contrast a bright white would create. It is a quieter, more integrated approach to ceiling color.
What to Pair With Ivory Tower
No specific coordinating colors are listed in our database for this color at this time. As a general pairing approach, Ivory Tower works well alongside warm taupes, soft greens, and muted terracottas. For trim, a slightly brighter warm white in the same yellow-cream family will keep the palette cohesive. Avoid pairing it with cool grays or blue-toned whites, which will make Ivory Tower read as noticeably yellow by contrast.
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Colors that clash with Ivory Tower
If an adjacent room or surface is painted in a cool or blue-gray, Ivory Tower will read as noticeably yellow by comparison. The contrast pulls the warm undertones forward in a way that can feel unintentional.
Pairing Ivory Tower with a crisp, blue-toned bright white on trim creates a stark contrast that makes the wall color look dingy or aged rather than warm.
Gray-toned tile, cool concrete, or ash-toned wood floors can fight with Ivory Tower's warmth and make the room feel color-mismatched at the floor-wall transition.
Common questions
Ivory Tower has an LRV of 85.97, which is high. That means it reflects a lot of light and will feel airy and open in most rooms. It is not a dark or moody color at all. In small spaces it reads as expansive, and in larger rooms it keeps a light, fresh quality.
The Benjamin Moore code is 2157-70. The hex value and RGB values are shown in the color spec block on this page.
It can work well as a whole-home color if your home has warm-toned finishes throughout, like wood floors, warm stone, or natural wood cabinetry. If your home mixes warm and cool finishes across different rooms, the warmth of Ivory Tower may feel inconsistent depending on the space.
It can, but be aware that north-facing rooms get cooler, bluer light, which will pull the warm undertones forward and make Ivory Tower read as more distinctly creamy or even slightly yellow. That is not necessarily a problem, but it is worth looking at a large sample in your specific room before committing.
Yes, it is available in both interior and exterior formulations, so you have flexibility across finish options including matte, eggshell, and satin.