Windham Cream (BM HC-6)
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Windham Cream (BM HC-6) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Windham Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Windham Cream 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 Windham Cream, 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 | Lemon Meringue | SW 7561 | 83 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Summer Sunshine | PPL-40 | 81.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Linen Napkin | 3008-6C | 83 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Shiny Silk | 1206-3 | 84 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Windham Cream (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Windham Cream
Darker than Windham Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-6 |
| Hex | #F5E9C7 |
| RGB | 245, 233, 199 |
| HSL | 44°, 70%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.5, -1.3, 18.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Windham Cream (BM HC-6), published as #F5E9C7
#E4DFC5
#FFF3C7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Windham Cream (BM HC-6)?
- Windham Cream has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Windham Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Windham Cream in another brand?
- Linen Napkin (Valspar 3008-6C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Windham Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Windham Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.0; 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.