Creamy Custard (BM 1145)
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Creamy Custard (BM 1145) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 44.9, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Creamy Custard
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Creamy Custard 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 Creamy Custard, 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 | New Colonial Yellow | SW 2853 | 46 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Praline | S270-4 | 45.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Imperial Gold | 3003-5C | 49 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Cheddar Biscuit | 1083-5 | 45 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Creamy Custard (LRV 44.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Creamy Custard
Darker than Creamy Custard
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1145 |
| Hex | #D5AE83 |
| RGB | 213, 174, 131 |
| HSL | 31°, 49%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.6, 8.3, 27.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Creamy Custard (BM 1145), published as #D5AE83
#C6A482
#E5B882
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Creamy Custard (BM 1145)?
- Creamy Custard has an LRV of 44.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Creamy Custard is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Creamy Custard in another brand?
- Praline (Behr S270-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Creamy Custard warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Creamy Custard as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.4; 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.