Mystic Beige (BM 2162-60)
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Mystic Beige (BM 2162-60) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 72.9, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mystic Beige
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mystic Beige 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 Mystic Beige, 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 | Eaglet Beige | SW 7573 | 71 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Moongaze | MQ3-41 | 72 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lovely Bluff | 3004-10C | 70 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ethereal | 1088-2 | 75 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Mystic Beige (LRV 72.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Mystic Beige
Darker than Mystic Beige
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2162-60 |
| Hex | #ECDCC5 |
| RGB | 236, 220, 197 |
| HSL | 35°, 51%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, 1.8, 13.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mystic Beige (BM 2162-60), published as #ECDCC5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mystic Beige (BM 2162-60)?
- Mystic Beige has an LRV of 72.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mystic Beige is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mystic Beige in another brand?
- Ethereal (PPG 1088-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mystic Beige warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mystic Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.3; 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.