Brookline Beige (BM HC-47)
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Brookline Beige (BM HC-47) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.4, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brookline Beige
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Brookline Beige 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 Brookline Beige, 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 | Tamarind | SW 7538 | 40 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Basketry | PPU4-05 | 38.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Leatherbound | 3004-10A | 44 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Antelope | 15-09 | 39 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Brookline Beige (LRV 40.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Brookline Beige
Darker than Brookline Beige
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-47 |
| Hex | #C0A689 |
| RGB | 192, 166, 137 |
| HSL | 32°, 30%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.7, 5.1, 18.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brookline Beige (BM HC-47), published as #C0A689
#B09C88
#D0B088
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brookline Beige (BM HC-47)?
- Brookline Beige has an LRV of 40.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brookline Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Brookline Beige in another brand?
- Tamarind (SW 7538) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Brookline Beige warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Brookline Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.5; 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.