Heartsmere (BM 1114)
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Heartsmere (BM 1114) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.2, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heartsmere
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Heartsmere 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 Heartsmere, 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 | Cottage Cream | SW 7678 | 72 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Light Incense | UL150-7 | 73.3 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Soft Candlelight | 3005-6C | 72 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cordon Bleu | 12-02 | 74 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Heartsmere (LRV 70.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Heartsmere
Darker than Heartsmere
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1114 |
| Hex | #EEDCBE |
| RGB | 238, 220, 190 |
| HSL | 38°, 59%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, 1.5, 17.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heartsmere (BM 1114), published as #EEDCBE
#DDD2BC
#FFE6BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heartsmere (BM 1114)?
- Heartsmere has an LRV of 70.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heartsmere is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Heartsmere in another brand?
- Cottage Cream (SW 7678) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Heartsmere warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Heartsmere as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.0; 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.