French Macaroon (BM CSP-335)
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French Macaroon (BM CSP-335) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.9, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with French Macaroon
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for French Macaroon 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 French Macaroon, 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 | Aged White | SW 9180 | 74 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Canyon Cliffs | ECC-45-2 | 77.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Courtyard Tan | 7002-13 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Brandied Pears | 1086-2 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to French Macaroon (LRV 73.9) by LRV.
Lighter than French Macaroon
Darker than French Macaroon
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-335 |
| Hex | #EAE1D0 |
| RGB | 234, 225, 208 |
| HSL | 39°, 38%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.8, 0.2, 9.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
French Macaroon (BM CSP-335), published as #EAE1D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of French Macaroon (BM CSP-335)?
- French Macaroon has an LRV of 73.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so French Macaroon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to French Macaroon in another brand?
- Courtyard Tan (Valspar 7002-13) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is French Macaroon warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists French Macaroon as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.4; 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.