Montgomery White (BM HC-33)
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Montgomery White (BM HC-33) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.9, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Montgomery White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 | Tea Light | SW 7681 | 79 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Tea Cookie | PPL-41 | 76.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cream Cake | 3002-4C | 79 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Millet | 12-10 | 74 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Montgomery White (LRV 73.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Montgomery White
Darker than Montgomery White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-33 |
| Hex | #F4E2C0 |
| RGB | 244, 226, 192 |
| HSL | 39°, 70%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, 0.9, 18.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Montgomery White (BM HC-33), published as #F4E2C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Montgomery White (BM HC-33)?
- Montgomery White has an LRV of 73.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Montgomery White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Montgomery White in another brand?
- Tea Cookie (Behr PPL-41) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Montgomery White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Montgomery White as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.9; 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.