Butter Cookie (BM CSP-995)

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Butter Cookie (BM CSP-995) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 71.8, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butter Cookie
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Butter Cookie 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 Butter Cookie, 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 | Chamomile | SW 6399 | 75 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Flowery | M330-2 | 71.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Tempered Sage | 6006-5A | 70 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Soleil | 1093-2 | 79 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Butter Cookie (LRV 71.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Butter Cookie
Darker than Butter Cookie
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-995 |
| Hex | #E9E0C0 |
| RGB | 233, 224, 192 |
| HSL | 47°, 48%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.1, -2.1, 16.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butter Cookie (BM CSP-995), published as #E9E0C0
#D8D6BE
#FAEAC0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butter Cookie (BM CSP-995)?
- Butter Cookie has an LRV of 71.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butter Cookie is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Butter Cookie in another brand?
- Flowery (Behr M330-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Butter Cookie warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Butter Cookie as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.8; 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.