Huntington Beige (BM HC-21)
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Huntington Beige (BM HC-21) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Huntington Beige
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Huntington Beige 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 Huntington Beige, 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 | Tarnished Treasure | SW 9118 | 38 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Country Cork | HDC-CT-07 | 38.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Caraway Seed | 3005-9C | 40 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Prairie Dust | 1102-4 | 41 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Huntington Beige (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Huntington Beige
Darker than Huntington Beige
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-21 |
| Hex | #BAA887 |
| RGB | 186, 168, 135 |
| HSL | 39°, 27%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.6, 1.4, 19.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Huntington Beige (BM HC-21), published as #BAA887
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Huntington Beige (BM HC-21)?
- Huntington Beige has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Huntington Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Huntington Beige in another brand?
- Country Cork (Behr HDC-CT-07) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Huntington Beige warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Huntington Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.5; 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.