Swans Mill Cream (BM 260)
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Swans Mill Cream (BM 260) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 79.1, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Swans Mill Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Swans Mill 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 Swans Mill 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 | Lemon Meringue | SW 7561 | 83 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Starbright | 390E-2 | 83.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Linen Napkin | 3008-6C | 83 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Shiny Silk | 1206-3 | 84 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Swans Mill Cream (LRV 79.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Swans Mill Cream
Darker than Swans Mill Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 260 |
| Hex | #F4EACA |
| RGB | 244, 234, 202 |
| HSL | 46°, 66%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.7, -1.7, 16.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swans Mill Cream (BM 260), published as #F4EACA
#E3E0C8
#FFF4CA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Swans Mill Cream (BM 260)?
- Swans Mill Cream has an LRV of 79.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Swans Mill Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Swans Mill Cream in another brand?
- Shiny Silk (PPG 1206-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Swans Mill Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Swans Mill Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.8; 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.