Carlisle Cream (BM 1031)
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Carlisle Cream (BM 1031) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Carlisle Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Carlisle Cream 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 Carlisle Cream, 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 | Rivers Edge | SW 7517 | 63 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Dainty Lace | MQ3-11 | 63.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Desert Fortress | 2008-10B | 62 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sourdough | 1084-3 | 64 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Carlisle Cream (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Carlisle Cream
Darker than Carlisle Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1031 |
| Hex | #DCCEBB |
| RGB | 220, 206, 187 |
| HSL | 35°, 32%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.4, 1.7, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Carlisle Cream (BM 1031), published as #DCCEBB
#CBC4B9
#EDD8BB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Carlisle Cream (BM 1031)?
- Carlisle Cream has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Carlisle Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Carlisle Cream in another brand?
- Sourdough (PPG 1084-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Carlisle Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Carlisle Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.