Monterey White (BM HC-27)
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Monterey White (BM HC-27) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.3, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Monterey White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Monterey White 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 Monterey White, 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 | Queen Anne's Lace | SW 6420 | 82 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Cool Honeydew | S350-1A | 74.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hemingway | 7005-8 | 80 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Abbey White | 1104-2 | 78 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Monterey White (LRV 75.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Monterey White
Darker than Monterey White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-27 |
| Hex | #E9E5D0 |
| RGB | 233, 229, 208 |
| HSL | 50°, 36%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.7, -2.2, 10.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Monterey White (BM HC-27), published as #E9E5D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Monterey White (BM HC-27)?
- Monterey White has an LRV of 75.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Monterey White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Monterey White in another brand?
- Cool Honeydew (Behr S350-1A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Monterey White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Monterey White as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.7; 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.