Cream Yellow (BM 2155-60)
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Cream Yellow (BM 2155-60) is a very light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 80.8, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cream Yellow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cream Yellow 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 Cream Yellow, 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 | Lemon Chiffon | SW 6686 | 79 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Rich Cream | 340A-2 | 83.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Creamy Oat | 3002-2C | 84 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Barely Butter | 1205-3 | 82 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Cream Yellow (LRV 80.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Cream Yellow
Darker than Cream Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2155-60 |
| Hex | #FCEBC3 |
| RGB | 252, 235, 195 |
| HSL | 42°, 90%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.5, -0.4, 21.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cream Yellow (BM 2155-60), published as #FCEBC3
#EBE1C1
#FFF5C2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cream Yellow (BM 2155-60)?
- Cream Yellow has an LRV of 80.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cream Yellow is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cream Yellow in another brand?
- Creamy Oat (Valspar 3002-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cream Yellow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cream Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.5; 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.