Birmingham Cream (BM 164)
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Birmingham Cream (BM 164) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.1, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Birmingham Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Birmingham 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 Birmingham 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 | Honeypot | SW 9663 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Clam Chowder | 330C-3 | 72 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Shoreline | 3006-6B | 75 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Waves Of Grain | 12-07 | 70 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Birmingham Cream (LRV 70.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Birmingham Cream
Darker than Birmingham Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 164 |
| Hex | #F5DBB0 |
| RGB | 245, 219, 176 |
| HSL | 37°, 78%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.6, 2.7, 24.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Birmingham Cream (BM 164), published as #F5DBB0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Birmingham Cream (BM 164)?
- Birmingham Cream has an LRV of 70.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Birmingham Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Birmingham Cream in another brand?
- Clam Chowder (Behr 330C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Birmingham Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Birmingham Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.5; 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.