Prentis Cream (BM CW-100)
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Prentis Cream (BM CW-100) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.5, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Prentis Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Prentis Cream 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 Prentis Cream, 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 | Restoration Ivory | SW 6413 | 75 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Baby Artichoke | S330-1 | 76.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Presidential White | 7006-15 | 75 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Vanilla Love | 1099-2 | 74 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Prentis Cream (LRV 73.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Prentis Cream
Darker than Prentis Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-100 |
| Hex | #E8E1CC |
| RGB | 232, 225, 204 |
| HSL | 45°, 38%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, -1.1, 11.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Prentis Cream (BM CW-100), published as #E8E1CC
#D7D7CA
#FAEBCC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Prentis Cream (BM CW-100)?
- Prentis Cream has an LRV of 73.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Prentis Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Prentis Cream in another brand?
- Vanilla Love (PPG 1099-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Prentis Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Prentis Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.1; 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.