Thousand Islands (BM CC-308)
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Thousand Islands (BM CC-308) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.7, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Thousand Islands
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Thousand 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 Thousand 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 | Softer Tan | SW 6141 | 60 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Estate Limestone | QE-27 | 62.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gardenia | 3005-10B | 59 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Seriously Sand | 1085-3 | 62 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Thousand Islands (LRV 60.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Thousand Islands
Darker than Thousand Islands
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-308 |
| Hex | #DCCCB3 |
| RGB | 220, 204, 179 |
| HSL | 37°, 37%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.7, 1.6, 14.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Thousand Islands (BM CC-308), published as #DCCCB3
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#EDD6B3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Thousand Islands (BM CC-308)?
- Thousand Islands has an LRV of 60.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Thousand Islands is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Thousand Islands in another brand?
- Seriously Sand (PPG 1085-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Thousand Islands warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Thousand Islands as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.5; 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.