Careless Whispers (BM 1214)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Careless Whispers (BM 1214) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 58.7, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Careless Whispers
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Careless Whispers 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 Careless Whispers, 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 | Aristocrat Peach | SW 0027 | 65 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Pastel | MQ3-39 | 62.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Colorado Skyline | 2003-8B | 59 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Tantalizing Tan | 1070-3 | 59 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Careless Whispers (LRV 58.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Careless Whispers
Darker than Careless Whispers
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1214 |
| Hex | #E8C6B0 |
| RGB | 232, 198, 176 |
| HSL | 24°, 55%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.2, 8.7, 15.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Careless Whispers (BM 1214), published as #E8C6B0
#D8BCAE
#F9D0B0
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Benjamin Moore
More from Benjamin Moore
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Careless Whispers (BM 1214)?
- Careless Whispers has an LRV of 58.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Careless Whispers is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Careless Whispers in another brand?
- Colorado Skyline (Valspar 2003-8B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Careless Whispers warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Careless Whispers as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.5; 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.