Wellesley Buff (BM 107)
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Wellesley Buff (BM 107) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 67, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wellesley Buff
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Wellesley Buff 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 Wellesley Buff, 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 | Crescent Cream | SW 7721 | 67 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Porcelain Peach | PPU4-11 | 72.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Bread Basket | 3002-8B | 67 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bisque | 1197-3 | 72 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Wellesley Buff (LRV 67) by LRV.
Lighter than Wellesley Buff
Darker than Wellesley Buff
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 107 |
| Hex | #F1D5B7 |
| RGB | 241, 213, 183 |
| HSL | 31°, 67%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.9, 5.2, 18.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wellesley Buff (BM 107), published as #F1D5B7
#E0CBB5
#FFDFB7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wellesley Buff (BM 107)?
- Wellesley Buff has an LRV of 67. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wellesley Buff is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wellesley Buff in another brand?
- Porcelain Peach (Behr PPU4-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wellesley Buff warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Wellesley Buff as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.4; 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.