Cayman Islands (BM 952)
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Cayman Islands (BM 952) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 65.9, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cayman Islands
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cayman Islands 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 Cayman Islands, 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 | Steamed Chai | SW 9509 | 67 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Wax Sculpture | PPU7-17 | 67.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lovely Bluff | 3004-10C | 70 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Alpaca Wool | 14-19 | 68 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Cayman Islands (LRV 65.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Cayman Islands
Darker than Cayman Islands
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 952 |
| Hex | #E2D4BD |
| RGB | 226, 212, 189 |
| HSL | 37°, 39%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.5, 1.1, 13.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cayman Islands (BM 952), published as #E2D4BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cayman Islands (BM 952)?
- Cayman Islands has an LRV of 65.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cayman Islands is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cayman Islands in another brand?
- Alpaca Wool (PPG 14-19) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cayman Islands warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cayman Islands as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.1; 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.