Georgetown Pink Beige (BM HC-56)
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Georgetown Pink Beige (BM HC-56) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55.3, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Georgetown Pink Beige
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Georgetown Pink 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 Georgetown Pink 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 | Classic Sand | SW 0056 | 53 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Cinnamon Tea | S200-2 | 56.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Mesa Sand | 2004-8B | 54 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Weathered Sandstone | 1082-4 | 56 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Georgetown Pink Beige (LRV 55.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Georgetown Pink Beige
Darker than Georgetown Pink Beige
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-56 |
| Hex | #DFC1AB |
| RGB | 223, 193, 171 |
| HSL | 25°, 45%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.1, 7.3, 15.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Georgetown Pink Beige (BM HC-56), published as #DFC1AB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Georgetown Pink Beige (BM HC-56)?
- Georgetown Pink Beige has an LRV of 55.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Georgetown Pink Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Georgetown Pink Beige in another brand?
- Mesa Sand (Valspar 2004-8B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Georgetown Pink Beige warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Georgetown Pink Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.0; 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.