Carrington Beige (BM HC-93)
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Carrington Beige (BM HC-93) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.9, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Carrington Beige
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Carrington 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 Carrington 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 | Rice Grain | SW 6155 | 64 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Caraway Seeds | S330-2 | 66.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Fennel Splash | 6007-3B | 68 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Only Oatmeal | 1112-3 | 61 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Carrington Beige (LRV 61.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Carrington Beige
Darker than Carrington Beige
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-93 |
| Hex | #DAD1B7 |
| RGB | 218, 209, 183 |
| HSL | 45°, 32%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.9, -1.2, 14.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Carrington Beige (BM HC-93), published as #DAD1B7
#C9C7B5
#EBDBB7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Carrington Beige (BM HC-93)?
- Carrington Beige has an LRV of 61.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Carrington Beige is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Carrington Beige in another brand?
- Caraway Seeds (Behr S330-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Carrington Beige warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Carrington Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.0; 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.