Rich Cream (BM 2153-60)
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Rich Cream (BM 2153-60) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 76.6, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rich Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Rich 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 Rich 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 | Vital Yellow | SW 6392 | 76 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Cottonseed | 340E-2 | 80.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | A True Antique | 7003-18 | 79 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sausalito | 1209-2 | 79 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Rich Cream (LRV 76.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Rich Cream
Darker than Rich Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2153-60 |
| Hex | #F2E4C5 |
| RGB | 242, 228, 197 |
| HSL | 41°, 63%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.0, -0.1, 16.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rich Cream (BM 2153-60), published as #F2E4C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rich Cream (BM 2153-60)?
- Rich Cream has an LRV of 76.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rich Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Rich Cream in another brand?
- Sausalito (PPG 1209-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rich Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Rich Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.9; 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.