Natural Beech (BM 253)
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Natural Beech (BM 253) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.1, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Natural Beech
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Natural Beech 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 Natural Beech, 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 | Chamomile | SW 6399 | 75 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Proper Temperature | M310-2 | 78.2 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Spirited | 7003-19 | 81 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Soleil | 1093-2 | 79 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Natural Beech (LRV 75.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Natural Beech
Darker than Natural Beech
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 253 |
| Hex | #EEE5C7 |
| RGB | 238, 229, 199 |
| HSL | 46°, 53%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.9, -1.8, 15.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Natural Beech (BM 253), published as #EEE5C7
#DDDBC5
#FFEFC7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Natural Beech (BM 253)?
- Natural Beech has an LRV of 75.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Natural Beech is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Natural Beech in another brand?
- Proper Temperature (Behr M310-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Natural Beech warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Natural Beech as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.7; 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.