Cream Fleece (BM 233)
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Cream Fleece (BM 233) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.8, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cream Fleece
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cream Fleece 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 Cream Fleece, 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 | Steamed Chai | SW 9509 | 67 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Natural Almond | PPU4-12 | 65.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Fennel Splash | 6007-3B | 68 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Toasted Almond | 1097-3 | 63 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Cream Fleece (LRV 63.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Cream Fleece
Darker than Cream Fleece
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 233 |
| Hex | #DED3BB |
| RGB | 222, 211, 187 |
| HSL | 41°, 35%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.9, -0.1, 13.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cream Fleece (BM 233), published as #DED3BB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cream Fleece (BM 233)?
- Cream Fleece has an LRV of 63.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cream Fleece is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cream Fleece in another brand?
- Natural Almond (Behr PPU4-12) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cream Fleece warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cream Fleece 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.