Bradstreet Beige (BM HC-48)
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Bradstreet Beige (BM HC-48) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 51.7, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bradstreet Beige
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bradstreet 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 Bradstreet 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 | Malabar | SW 9110 | 53 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Distant Tan | PWL-83 | 52.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hopsack | 3003-10B | 55 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gaia | 14-18 | 52 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Bradstreet Beige (LRV 51.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Bradstreet Beige
Darker than Bradstreet Beige
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-48 |
| Hex | #D1BDA4 |
| RGB | 209, 189, 164 |
| HSL | 33°, 33%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.7, 3.1, 15.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bradstreet Beige (BM HC-48), published as #D1BDA4
#C1B3A2
#E2C7A4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bradstreet Beige (BM HC-48)?
- Bradstreet Beige has an LRV of 51.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bradstreet Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bradstreet Beige in another brand?
- Distant Tan (Behr PWL-83) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bradstreet Beige warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bradstreet Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.2; 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.