Mocha Cream (BM 995)
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Mocha Cream (BM 995) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 57.8, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mocha Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mocha Cream by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Mocha 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 | Symmetry | SW 9601 | 61 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cappuccino Froth | N210-2 | 58 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sand Storm | 2004-10B | 59 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | In The Buff | 1019-2 | 61 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Mocha Cream (LRV 57.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Mocha Cream
Darker than Mocha Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 995 |
| Hex | #D3C9BD |
| RGB | 211, 201, 189 |
| HSL | 33°, 20%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.5, 1.4, 7.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mocha Cream (BM 995), published as #D3C9BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mocha Cream (BM 995)?
- Mocha Cream has an LRV of 57.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mocha Cream is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mocha Cream in another brand?
- Cappuccino Froth (Behr N210-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mocha Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mocha Cream as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.2; 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.