Cream Soda (BM 1082)
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Cream Soda (BM 1082) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 44.6, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cream Soda
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cream Soda 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 Cream Soda, 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 | Tawny Tan | SW 7713 | 47 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Toasted Wheat | 280E-3 | 45.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Powder | 3001-8A | 46 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Transcend | 1079-4 | 43 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Cream Soda (LRV 44.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Cream Soda
Darker than Cream Soda
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1082 |
| Hex | #C9AF98 |
| RGB | 201, 175, 152 |
| HSL | 28°, 31%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.1, 5.8, 15.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cream Soda (BM 1082), published as #C9AF98
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cream Soda (BM 1082)?
- Cream Soda has an LRV of 44.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cream Soda is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Cream Soda in another brand?
- Toasted Wheat (Behr 280E-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cream Soda warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cream Soda as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.3; 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.