Shaker Beige (BM HC-45) vs Bleeker Beige (BM HC-80)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Shaker Beige, LRV 53.5 vs 51.7.
- Warmer
- Shaker Beige, both yellow (Lab b* 15.5 vs 13.8).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 75.0 vs 74.2 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Ivory Tower BM 2157-70, #FBF2E4, LRV 86: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.2, very close. At 1.2, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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Shaker Beige
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Bleeker Beige
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Shaker Beige (BM HC-45) is slightly lighter than Bleeker Beige (BM HC-80) and slightly warmer: LRV 53.5 vs 51.7, deltaE 1.2 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Shaker Beige | Bleeker Beige | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HC-45 | HC-80 | |
| Hex | #D1C2A7 | #CDC0A8 | |
| RGB | 209, 194, 167 | 205, 192, 168 | |
| HSL | 39°, 31%, 74% | 39°, 27%, 73% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53.5 | 51.7 | +1.9 |
| Lab L* | 79.0 | 78.2 | +0.8 |
| Lab a* | 0.9 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Lab b* | 15.5 | 13.8 | +1.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Warm Green | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shaker Beige (BM HC-45), published as #D1C2A7
#C1B8A5
#E2CCA7
Bleeker Beige (BM HC-80), published as #CDC0A8
#BDB6A6
#DECAA8
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 1.9 LRV points lighter (53.5 vs 51.7), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Bleeker Beige (BM HC-80) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 13.8 against 15.5, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Shaker Beige (BM HC-45) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 15.5), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Shaker Beige in other brands
Closest matches to Bleeker Beige in other brands
Common questions
- Is Shaker Beige the same color as Bleeker Beige?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.2. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Shaker Beige and Bleeker Beige.
- Which is lighter, Shaker Beige or Bleeker Beige?
- Shaker Beige, with an LRV of 53.5 against 51.7.
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Sources: 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.