Dunmore Cream (BM HC-29)
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Dunmore Cream (BM HC-29) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 59.8, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dunmore Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dunmore Cream 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 Dunmore Cream, 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 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ground Ginger | 380F-4 | 59.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Light Amber | 3006-8B | 63 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Foothills | 1105-4 | 63 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Dunmore Cream (LRV 59.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Dunmore Cream
Darker than Dunmore Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-29 |
| Hex | #DECEA6 |
| RGB | 222, 206, 166 |
| HSL | 43°, 46%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.1, -0.6, 22.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dunmore Cream (BM HC-29), published as #DECEA6
#CEC4A5
#EFD8A5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dunmore Cream (BM HC-29)?
- Dunmore Cream has an LRV of 59.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dunmore Cream is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Dunmore Cream in another brand?
- Ancestral Gold (SW 6407) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dunmore Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dunmore Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.0; 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.