Porter Ranch Cream (BM 148)
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Porter Ranch Cream (BM 148) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 80.3, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Porter Ranch Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Porter Ranch Cream 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 Porter Ranch 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 | Tea Light | SW 7681 | 79 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Honey Infusion | P270-1 | 85.9 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lemon Sorbet | 2008-2C | 86 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sausalito | 1209-2 | 79 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Porter Ranch Cream (LRV 80.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Porter Ranch Cream
Darker than Porter Ranch Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 148 |
| Hex | #FCEBC8 |
| RGB | 252, 235, 200 |
| HSL | 40°, 90%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.6, 0.3, 19.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Porter Ranch Cream (BM 148), published as #FCEBC8
#EBE1C6
#FFF5C8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Porter Ranch Cream (BM 148)?
- Porter Ranch Cream has an LRV of 80.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Porter Ranch Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Porter Ranch Cream in another brand?
- Honey Infusion (Behr P270-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Porter Ranch Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Porter Ranch Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.1; 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.