Old Montreal (BM CC-398)
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Old Montreal (BM CC-398) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.5, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Old Montreal
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Old Montreal 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 Old Montreal, 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 | Dhurrie Beige | SW 7524 | 50 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Armadillo | N230-3 | 49.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Mesa Tumbleweed | 2008-10A | 50 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Summer Suede | 14-14 | 49 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Old Montreal (LRV 49.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Old Montreal
Darker than Old Montreal
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-398 |
| Hex | #CAB9A8 |
| RGB | 202, 185, 168 |
| HSL | 30°, 24%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.1, 3.2, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Old Montreal (BM CC-398), published as #CAB9A8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Old Montreal (BM CC-398)?
- Old Montreal has an LRV of 49.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Old Montreal is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Old Montreal in another brand?
- Dhurrie Beige (SW 7524) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Old Montreal warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Old Montreal as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; 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.