Greenmount Silk (BM HC-3)
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Greenmount Silk (BM HC-3) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.9, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Greenmount Silk
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Greenmount Silk 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 Greenmount Silk, 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 | Daybreak | SW 6700 | 82 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Proper Temperature | M310-2 | 78.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Desert Flower | 6008-5A | 83 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Soleil | 1093-2 | 79 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Greenmount Silk (LRV 75.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Greenmount Silk
Darker than Greenmount Silk
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-3 |
| Hex | #ECE4C4 |
| RGB | 236, 228, 196 |
| HSL | 48°, 51%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, -2.5, 16.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Greenmount Silk (BM HC-3), published as #ECE4C4
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#FEEEC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Greenmount Silk (BM HC-3)?
- Greenmount Silk has an LRV of 75.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Greenmount Silk is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Greenmount Silk in another brand?
- Proper Temperature (Behr M310-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Greenmount Silk warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Greenmount Silk as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.6; 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.