Barely Beige (BM CC-140)
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Barely Beige (BM CC-140) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 71.3, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Barely Beige
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Barely Beige 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 Barely Beige, 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 | Antique White | SW 6119 | 72 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Castle Ridge | PWN-41 | 73.9 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Malted Milk | 7003-9 | 75 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Heavy Cream | 1098-2 | 73 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Barely Beige (LRV 71.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Barely Beige
Darker than Barely Beige
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-140 |
| Hex | #E9DDC5 |
| RGB | 233, 221, 197 |
| HSL | 40°, 45%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, 0.2, 13.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Barely Beige (BM CC-140), published as #E9DDC5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Barely Beige (BM CC-140)?
- Barely Beige has an LRV of 71.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Barely Beige is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Barely Beige in another brand?
- Castle Ridge (Behr PWN-41) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Barely Beige warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Barely Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.3; 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.