Heirloom (BM 023)
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Heirloom (BM 023) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heirloom
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Heirloom by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Heirloom, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Naive Peach | SW 6631 | 69 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Resort Sunrise | M180-2 | 71.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cape Sands | 2004-6C | 75 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Melon Ice | 1196-2 | 73 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Heirloom (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Heirloom
Darker than Heirloom
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 023 |
| Hex | #F5D8C7 |
| RGB | 245, 216, 199 |
| HSL | 22°, 70%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.3, 7.4, 12.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heirloom (BM 023), published as #F5D8C7
#E4CEC5
#FFE2C7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heirloom (BM 023)?
- Heirloom has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heirloom is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Heirloom in another brand?
- Resort Sunrise (Behr M180-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Heirloom warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Heirloom as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.