Cream Agate (BM OC-144)
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Cream Agate (BM OC-144) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.2, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cream Agate
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cream Agate 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 Cream Agate, 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 | Restoration Ivory | SW 6413 | 75 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Cool Honeydew | S350-1A | 74.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Presidential White | 7006-15 | 75 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Vanilla Love | 1099-2 | 74 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Cream Agate (LRV 73.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Cream Agate
Darker than Cream Agate
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-144 |
| Hex | #E6E1CC |
| RGB | 230, 225, 204 |
| HSL | 48°, 34%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, -1.8, 10.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cream Agate (BM OC-144), published as #E6E1CC
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#F8EBCC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cream Agate (BM OC-144)?
- Cream Agate has an LRV of 73.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cream Agate is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cream Agate in another brand?
- Cool Honeydew (Behr S350-1A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cream Agate warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cream Agate as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.9; 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.