Cake Batter (BM CSP-215)
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Cake Batter (BM CSP-215) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.7, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cake Batter
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cake Batter by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Cake Batter, 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 | Polar Bear | SW 7564 | 74 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Ibis | BXC-11 | 75.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Courtyard Tan | 7002-13 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Brandied Pears | 1086-2 | 76 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Cake Batter (LRV 73.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Cake Batter
Darker than Cake Batter
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-215 |
| Hex | #E8E0CE |
| RGB | 232, 224, 206 |
| HSL | 42°, 36%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, -0.3, 9.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cake Batter (BM CSP-215), published as #E8E0CE
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#FAEACE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cake Batter (BM CSP-215)?
- Cake Batter has an LRV of 73.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cake Batter is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cake Batter in another brand?
- Courtyard Tan (Valspar 7002-13) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cake Batter warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cake Batter as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.8; 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.