Crème Fraiche (BM 2023-70)
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Crème Fraiche (BM 2023-70) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 87.8, so it reflects about 88 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crème Fraiche
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Crème Fraiche 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 Crème Fraiche, 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 | Carambola | SW 9667 | 82 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Warm Sun | PPL-10 | 91.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gilded Endive | 7003-22 | 90 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Good Graces | 1211-1 | 86 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Crème Fraiche (LRV 87.8) by LRV.
Darker than Crème Fraiche
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2023-70 |
| Hex | #FBF8DD |
| RGB | 251, 248, 221 |
| HSL | 54°, 79%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 97.2, -3.5, 13.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crème Fraiche (BM 2023-70), published as #FBF8DD
#EAEDDB
#FFFFD9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crème Fraiche (BM 2023-70)?
- Crème Fraiche has an LRV of 87.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crème Fraiche is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Crème Fraiche in another brand?
- Warm Sun (Behr PPL-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crème Fraiche warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Crème Fraiche as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.