Lenox Tan (BM HC-44)
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Lenox Tan (BM HC-44) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 43.1, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lenox Tan
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Lenox Tan 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 Lenox Tan, 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 | Sawgrass Basket | SW 9121 | 45 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Woven Straw | PPU7-21 | 42.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wetland Clay | 3007-10A | 44 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rock Cliffs | 1101-4 | 44 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Lenox Tan (LRV 43.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Lenox Tan
Darker than Lenox Tan
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-44 |
| Hex | #C2AE8E |
| RGB | 194, 174, 142 |
| HSL | 37°, 30%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.0, 2.2, 19.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lenox Tan (BM HC-44), published as #C2AE8E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lenox Tan (BM HC-44)?
- Lenox Tan has an LRV of 43.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lenox Tan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Lenox Tan in another brand?
- Woven Straw (Behr PPU7-21) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lenox Tan warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Lenox Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.1; 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.