French Vanilla (BM 923)
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French Vanilla (BM 923) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.3, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with French Vanilla
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for French Vanilla 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 French Vanilla, 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 | Full Moon | SW 6679 | 78 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Summer Sunshine | PPL-40 | 81.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cream Cake | 3002-4C | 79 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sausalito | 1209-2 | 79 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to French Vanilla (LRV 75.3) by LRV.
Lighter than French Vanilla
Darker than French Vanilla
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 923 |
| Hex | #F3E5C3 |
| RGB | 243, 229, 195 |
| HSL | 43°, 67%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.3, -0.6, 18.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
French Vanilla (BM 923), published as #F3E5C3
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#FFEFC3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of French Vanilla (BM 923)?
- French Vanilla has an LRV of 75.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so French Vanilla is a light color.
- What is the closest match to French Vanilla in another brand?
- Cream Cake (Valspar 3002-4C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is French Vanilla warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists French Vanilla as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.3; 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.