Dufferin Terrace (BM CC-456)
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Dufferin Terrace (BM CC-456) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 50.7, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dufferin Terrace
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dufferin Terrace 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 Dufferin Terrace, 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 | Minimalist | SW 9611 | 52 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Livingstone | T12-14 | 52.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Oatbran | 6006-1B | 56 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ashen | 1023-3 | 53 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Dufferin Terrace (LRV 50.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Dufferin Terrace
Darker than Dufferin Terrace
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-456 |
| Hex | #C9BEAF |
| RGB | 201, 190, 175 |
| HSL | 35°, 19%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.5, 1.3, 9.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dufferin Terrace (BM CC-456), published as #C9BEAF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dufferin Terrace (BM CC-456)?
- Dufferin Terrace has an LRV of 50.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dufferin Terrace is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Dufferin Terrace in another brand?
- Livingstone (Behr T12-14) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dufferin Terrace warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dufferin Terrace as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.0; 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.