Pittsfield Buff (BM HC-24)
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Pittsfield Buff (BM HC-24) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 59.7, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pittsfield Buff
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pittsfield Buff 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 Pittsfield Buff, 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 | Ancestral Gold | SW 6407 | 62 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Winter Garden | 360E-3 | 59 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Light Amber | 3006-8B | 63 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Neutral Beige | 12-31 | 62 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Pittsfield Buff (LRV 59.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Pittsfield Buff
Darker than Pittsfield Buff
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-24 |
| Hex | #DDCCA7 |
| RGB | 221, 204, 167 |
| HSL | 41°, 44%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.6, 0.2, 20.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pittsfield Buff (BM HC-24), published as #DDCCA7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pittsfield Buff (BM HC-24)?
- Pittsfield Buff has an LRV of 59.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pittsfield Buff is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pittsfield Buff in another brand?
- Neutral Beige (PPG 12-31) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pittsfield Buff warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pittsfield Buff as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.6; 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.