Bracken Biscuit (BM CW-120)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Bracken Biscuit (BM CW-120) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 54.4, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bracken Biscuit
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bracken Biscuit 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 Biscuit, 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 | Believable Buff | SW 6120 | 59 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Final Straw | S320-3 | 53.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Sandy Cove | 3005-10A | 55 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Golden Ecru | 1095-4 | 56 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Bracken Biscuit (LRV 54.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Bracken Biscuit
Darker than Bracken Biscuit
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-120 |
| Hex | #D5C3A2 |
| RGB | 213, 195, 162 |
| HSL | 39°, 38%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.5, 1.2, 18.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bracken Biscuit (BM CW-120), published as #D5C3A2
#C5B9A1
#E6CDA1
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Benjamin Moore
More from Benjamin Moore
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bracken Biscuit (BM CW-120)?
- Bracken Biscuit has an LRV of 54.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bracken Biscuit is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bracken Biscuit in another brand?
- Sandy Cove (Valspar 3005-10A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bracken Biscuit warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bracken Biscuit as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.9; 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.