Macadamia Nut (BM 191)
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Macadamia Nut (BM 191) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.9, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Macadamia Nut
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Macadamia Nut 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 Macadamia Nut, 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 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Tea Cookie | PPL-41 | 76.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cream Cake | 3002-4C | 79 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Millet | 12-10 | 74 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Macadamia Nut (LRV 73.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Macadamia Nut
Darker than Macadamia Nut
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 191 |
| Hex | #F4E2C0 |
| RGB | 244, 226, 192 |
| HSL | 39°, 70%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, 0.9, 18.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Macadamia Nut (BM 191), published as #F4E2C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Macadamia Nut (BM 191)?
- Macadamia Nut has an LRV of 73.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Macadamia Nut is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Macadamia Nut in another brand?
- Tea Cookie (Behr PPL-41) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Macadamia Nut warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Macadamia Nut as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.9; 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.