Hillsborough Beige (BM CC-330)
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Hillsborough Beige (BM CC-330) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 39.5, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hillsborough Beige
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough 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 | Outerbanks | SW 7534 | 39 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | British Khaki | MQ2-25 | 40.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Au Lait Ole | 3003-9C | 37 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Antelope | 15-09 | 39 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Hillsborough Beige (LRV 39.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Hillsborough Beige
Darker than Hillsborough Beige
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-330 |
| Hex | #BCA68C |
| RGB | 188, 166, 140 |
| HSL | 32°, 26%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.4, 3.9, 16.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hillsborough Beige (BM CC-330), published as #BCA68C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hillsborough Beige (BM CC-330)?
- Hillsborough Beige has an LRV of 39.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hillsborough Beige is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Hillsborough Beige in another brand?
- British Khaki (Behr MQ2-25) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hillsborough Beige warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Hillsborough Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.4; 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.