Beacon Hill Damask (BM HC-2)
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Beacon Hill Damask (BM HC-2) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 68.1, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Beacon Hill Damask
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Beacon Hill Damask by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Beacon Hill Damask, 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 | Moonraker | SW 6701 | 76 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Fresh Willow | HDC-CT-27A | 68.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Plum Passion | 6007-5B | 65 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Star Bright | 1109-2 | 72 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Beacon Hill Damask (LRV 68.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Beacon Hill Damask
Darker than Beacon Hill Damask
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-2 |
| Hex | #E5DBAB |
| RGB | 229, 219, 171 |
| HSL | 50°, 53%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.1, -4.0, 24.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Beacon Hill Damask (BM HC-2), published as #E5DBAB
#D5D1AA
#F6E5AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Beacon Hill Damask (BM HC-2)?
- Beacon Hill Damask has an LRV of 68.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Beacon Hill Damask is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Beacon Hill Damask in another brand?
- Star Bright (PPG 1109-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Beacon Hill Damask warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Beacon Hill Damask as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.9; 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.