Hazelnut Cream (BM 2161-60)
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Hazelnut Cream (BM 2161-60) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.5, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hazelnut Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Hazelnut 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 Hazelnut 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 | Champagne | SW 6644 | 78 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | So Much Fawn | OR-W02 | 76.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sweet Sand | 2007-6C | 79 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Ethereal | 1088-2 | 75 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Hazelnut Cream (LRV 75.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Hazelnut Cream
Darker than Hazelnut Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2161-60 |
| Hex | #F1E1CC |
| RGB | 241, 225, 204 |
| HSL | 34°, 57%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.3, 2.1, 12.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hazelnut Cream (BM 2161-60), published as #F1E1CC
#E0D7CA
#FFEBCC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hazelnut Cream (BM 2161-60)?
- Hazelnut Cream has an LRV of 75.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hazelnut Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Hazelnut Cream in another brand?
- So Much Fawn (Behr OR-W02) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hazelnut Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Hazelnut Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.2; 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.