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Cream

Benjamin Moore 2159-60

HEX
#FCEBCE
RGB
252, 235, 206
LAB
93.7, 1.2, 16.2
LRV
≈ 85
Family
Beige, warm
Nearest RAL
1015 Light Ivory
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With an LRV of about 85, Cream reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Cream in other brands

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

  • Mohair Benjamin Moore 1058 Beige

How it looks with color blindness

  • Deuteranopia Reads as beige
  • Protanopia Reads as beige
  • Tritanopia Reads as pink
  • Achromatopsia Reads as white

Under different light

  • Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
  • Neutral, 4000 K Turns light orange
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Cream warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 16.2 and a value of 1.2 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Hallman Lindsay color to Cream?

Capetown Cream (964), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Cream?

≈ 85. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.