Creamy Orange (BM 2166-50)
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Creamy Orange (BM 2166-50) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Creamy Orange
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Creamy Orange 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 Creamy Orange, 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 | Avid Apricot | SW 6639 | 62 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Carving Party | M220-3 | 60.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Coral Gable | 2003-2B | 67 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Shrimp Toast | 1197-4 | 62 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Creamy Orange (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Creamy Orange
Darker than Creamy Orange
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2166-50 |
| Hex | #F1C5A0 |
| RGB | 241, 197, 160 |
| HSL | 27°, 74%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.5, 10.6, 24.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Creamy Orange (BM 2166-50), published as #F1C5A0
#E1BB9F
#FFCF9F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Creamy Orange (BM 2166-50)?
- Creamy Orange has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Creamy Orange is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Creamy Orange in another brand?
- Carving Party (Behr M220-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Creamy Orange warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Creamy Orange as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.5; 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.