Malted Milk (BM 2099-60)
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Malted Milk (BM 2099-60) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.2, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Malted Milk
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Malted Milk 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 Malted Milk, 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 | Abalone Shell | SW 6050 | 60 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Malted | N160-2 | 60.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Badlands Taupe | 2003-10B | 57 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cheerful Heart | 1016-3 | 60 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Malted Milk (LRV 60.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Malted Milk
Darker than Malted Milk
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2099-60 |
| Hex | #DECAC2 |
| RGB | 222, 202, 194 |
| HSL | 17°, 30%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.7, 5.7, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Malted Milk (BM 2099-60), published as #DECAC2
#CDC0C0
#EFD4C2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Malted Milk (BM 2099-60)?
- Malted Milk has an LRV of 60.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Malted Milk is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Malted Milk in another brand?
- Malted (Behr N160-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Malted Milk warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Malted Milk as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.5; 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.