Lenox Tan (BM HC-44) vs Shaker Beige (BM HC-45)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- Shaker Beige, LRV 53.5 vs 43.1.
- Warmer
- Lenox Tan, both yellow (Lab b* 19.1 vs 15.5).
- North rooms
- Shaker Beige: keeps more brightness (L* 75.0 vs 68.0 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 4.7 vs 5.4).
- Trim that works
- Ivory Tower BM 2157-70, #FBF2E4, LRV 86: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 5.6, clearly different. At 5.6, treat them as different colors.
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More comparisons with Shaker Beige
Lenox Tan (BM HC-44) is darker than Shaker Beige (BM HC-45) and warmer: LRV 43.1 vs 53.5, deltaE 5.6 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Lenox Tan | Shaker Beige | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HC-44 | HC-45 | |
| Hex | #C2AE8E | #D1C2A7 | |
| RGB | 194, 174, 142 | 209, 194, 167 | |
| HSL | 37°, 30%, 66% | 39°, 31%, 74% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43.1 | 53.5 | −10.4 |
| Lab L* | 72.0 | 79.0 | −7.0 |
| Lab a* | 2.2 | 0.9 | +1.3 |
| Lab b* | 19.1 | 15.5 | +3.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Warm Yellow | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lenox Tan (BM HC-44), published as #C2AE8E
#B2A48D
#D2B88D
Shaker Beige (BM HC-45), published as #D1C2A7
#C1B8A5
#E2CCA7
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Shaker Beige (BM HC-45) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 10.4 LRV points lighter (53.5 vs 43.1), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Shaker Beige (BM HC-45) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 15.5 against 19.1, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Lenox Tan (BM HC-44) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 19.1), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Lenox Tan in other brands
Closest matches to Shaker Beige in other brands
Common questions
- Is Lenox Tan the same color as Shaker Beige?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 5.6. Lenox Tan and Shaker Beige are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Lenox Tan or Shaker Beige?
- Shaker Beige, with an LRV of 53.5 against 43.1.
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Sources: Lenox Tan: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); Shaker Beige: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.