Light Breeze (BM 512)
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Light Breeze (BM 512) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.1, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Light Breeze
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Light Breeze 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 Light Breeze, 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 | Restoration Ivory | SW 6413 | 75 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Cool Honeydew | S350-1A | 74.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Presidential White | 7006-15 | 75 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Vanilla Love | 1099-2 | 74 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Light Breeze (LRV 73.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Light Breeze
Darker than Light Breeze
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 512 |
| Hex | #E6E1CB |
| RGB | 230, 225, 203 |
| HSL | 49°, 35%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, -2.0, 11.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Light Breeze (BM 512), published as #E6E1CB
#D5D7C9
#F8EBCB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Light Breeze (BM 512)?
- Light Breeze has an LRV of 73.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Light Breeze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Light Breeze in another brand?
- Cool Honeydew (Behr S350-1A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Light Breeze warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Light Breeze as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.4; 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.