Vanilla Cookie (BM 372)
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Vanilla Cookie (BM 372) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 82.5, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vanilla Cookie
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Vanilla Cookie 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 Vanilla Cookie, 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 | Carambola | SW 9667 | 82 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Flashpoint | P320-1 | 88.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Summer Moon | 3008-2C | 88 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silk Sails | 1206-2 | 85 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Vanilla Cookie (LRV 82.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Vanilla Cookie
Darker than Vanilla Cookie
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 372 |
| Hex | #F6EFD1 |
| RGB | 246, 239, 209 |
| HSL | 49°, 67%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.3, -2.5, 15.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vanilla Cookie (BM 372), published as #F6EFD1
#E5E5CF
#FFFAD1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vanilla Cookie (BM 372)?
- Vanilla Cookie has an LRV of 82.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vanilla Cookie is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Vanilla Cookie in another brand?
- Silk Sails (PPG 1206-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Vanilla Cookie warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Vanilla Cookie as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.4; 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.