Toffee Cream (BM 1138)
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Toffee Cream (BM 1138) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 43.7, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Toffee Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Toffee Cream by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Toffee 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 | Totally Tan | SW 6115 | 42 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Santa Fe Tan | BXC-67 | 45.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Cosy Chair | 2007-8A | 44 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Covered Wagon | 16-18 | 43 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Toffee Cream (LRV 43.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Toffee Cream
Darker than Toffee Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1138 |
| Hex | #D2AB88 |
| RGB | 210, 171, 136 |
| HSL | 28°, 45%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.6, 9.4, 23.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toffee Cream (BM 1138), published as #D2AB88
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#E2B587
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Toffee Cream (BM 1138)?
- Toffee Cream has an LRV of 43.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Toffee Cream is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Toffee Cream in another brand?
- Cosy Chair (Valspar 2007-8A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Toffee Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Toffee Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.4; 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.