Shaker Beige (BM HC-45) vs Wheeling Neutral (BM HC-92)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Shaker Beige, LRV 53.5 vs 51.6.
- Warmer
- Wheeling Neutral, both yellow (Lab b* 17.2 vs 15.5).
- North rooms
- Shaker Beige keeps more brightness (L* 75.0 vs 73.6 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Ivory Tower BM 2157-70, #FBF2E4, LRV 86: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.4, very close. At 1.4, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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More comparisons with Shaker Beige
Shaker Beige (BM HC-45) is slightly lighter than Wheeling Neutral (BM HC-92) and slightly cooler: LRV 53.5 vs 51.6, deltaE 1.4 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Shaker Beige | Wheeling Neutral | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HC-45 | HC-92 | |
| Hex | #D1C2A7 | #CEBEA0 | |
| RGB | 209, 194, 167 | 206, 190, 160 | |
| HSL | 39°, 31%, 74% | 39°, 32%, 72% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53.5 | 51.6 | +2 |
| Lab L* | 79.0 | 77.6 | +1.4 |
| Lab a* | 0.9 | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| Lab b* | 15.5 | 17.2 | −1.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Warm Yellow | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shaker Beige (BM HC-45), published as #D1C2A7
#C1B8A5
#E2CCA7
Wheeling Neutral (BM HC-92), published as #CEBEA0
#BEB49E
#DFC8A0
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 2 LRV points lighter (53.5 vs 51.6), 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 17.2, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Wheeling Neutral (BM HC-92) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 17.2), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Shaker Beige in other brands
Closest matches to Wheeling Neutral in other brands
Common questions
- Is Shaker Beige the same color as Wheeling Neutral?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.4. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Shaker Beige and Wheeling Neutral.
- Which is lighter, Shaker Beige or Wheeling Neutral?
- Shaker Beige, with an LRV of 53.5 against 51.6.
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Sources: Shaker Beige: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Wheeling Neutral: 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.