Bracken Cream (BM CW-105)
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Bracken Cream (BM CW-105) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 72.8, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bracken Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bracken 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 Bracken 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 | Chamomile | SW 6399 | 75 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cream Silk | 370E-2 | 77.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Crafted White | 3007-6C | 77 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Soleil | 1093-2 | 79 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Bracken Cream (LRV 72.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Bracken Cream
Darker than Bracken Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-105 |
| Hex | #EAE0C4 |
| RGB | 234, 224, 196 |
| HSL | 44°, 47%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.3, -1.1, 14.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bracken Cream (BM CW-105), published as #EAE0C4
#D9D6C2
#FCEAC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bracken Cream (BM CW-105)?
- Bracken Cream has an LRV of 72.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bracken Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Bracken Cream in another brand?
- Chamomile (SW 6399) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bracken Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bracken Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.9; 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.