San Diego Cream (BM 921)
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San Diego Cream (BM 921) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.4, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with San Diego Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for San Diego 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 San Diego 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 | Fresh Zest | SW 9662 | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Honeysuckle White | 330C-1 | 84.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Veranda Ivory | 7003-20 | 85 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Spice Delight | 1208-2 | 82 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to San Diego Cream (LRV 81.4) by LRV.
Lighter than San Diego Cream
Darker than San Diego Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 921 |
| Hex | #F7ECD3 |
| RGB | 247, 236, 211 |
| HSL | 42°, 69%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.7, -0.3, 13.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
San Diego Cream (BM 921), published as #F7ECD3
#E6E2D1
#FFF6D3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of San Diego Cream (BM 921)?
- San Diego Cream has an LRV of 81.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so San Diego Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to San Diego Cream in another brand?
- Veranda Ivory (Valspar 7003-20) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is San Diego Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists San Diego Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.5; 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.