Baffin Island (BM CC-270)
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Baffin Island (BM CC-270) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 46.1, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Baffin Island
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Baffin Island 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 Baffin Island, 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 | Woolen Mittens | SW 9526 | 46 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Lion | 760D-4 | 50.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Withered Moss | 6007-3C | 47 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Distant Valley | 11-19 | 48 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Baffin Island (LRV 46.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Baffin Island
Darker than Baffin Island
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-270 |
| Hex | #C1B697 |
| RGB | 193, 182, 151 |
| HSL | 44°, 25%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.2, -1.1, 17.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Baffin Island (BM CC-270), published as #C1B697
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Baffin Island (BM CC-270)?
- Baffin Island has an LRV of 46.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Baffin Island is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Baffin Island in another brand?
- Distant Valley (PPG 11-19) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Baffin Island warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Baffin Island as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.2; 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.