Waterbury Cream (BM HC-31)
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Waterbury Cream (BM HC-31) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 57.8, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Waterbury Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Waterbury 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 Waterbury 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 | Pale Moss | SW 9027 | 58 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mojito | PPU8-11 | 60.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Light Amber | 3006-8B | 63 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Foothills | 1105-4 | 63 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Waterbury Cream (LRV 57.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Waterbury Cream
Darker than Waterbury Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-31 |
| Hex | #DDCA9A |
| RGB | 221, 202, 154 |
| HSL | 43°, 50%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.8, -0.5, 26.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Waterbury Cream (BM HC-31), published as #DDCA9A
#CDC099
#EED499
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Waterbury Cream (BM HC-31)?
- Waterbury Cream has an LRV of 57.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Waterbury Cream is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Waterbury Cream in another brand?
- Pale Moss (SW 9027) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Waterbury Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Waterbury Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.4; 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.