Kansas Grain (BM 2160-60)
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Kansas Grain (BM 2160-60) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 80.2, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Kansas Grain
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Kansas Grain 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 Kansas Grain, 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 | Vanillin | SW 6371 | 78 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Lunaria | M280-2 | 81.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Basket | 7002-24 | 83 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Magnolia Spray | 1089-2 | 80 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Kansas Grain (LRV 80.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Kansas Grain
Darker than Kansas Grain
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2160-60 |
| Hex | #F8E8CC |
| RGB | 248, 232, 204 |
| HSL | 38°, 76%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.6, 1.0, 15.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Kansas Grain (BM 2160-60), published as #F8E8CC
#E7DECA
#FFF2CC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Kansas Grain (BM 2160-60)?
- Kansas Grain has an LRV of 80.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Kansas Grain is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Kansas Grain in another brand?
- Magnolia Spray (PPG 1089-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Kansas Grain warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Kansas Grain as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.6; 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.