Bleeker Beige (BM HC-80) vs Manchester Tan (BM HC-81)

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Bleeker Beige HC-80 (simulated) — Bleeker Beige BM HC-80#CDC0A8, LRV 51.7 Verified 2026-10-02

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Manchester Tan HC-81 (simulated) — Manchester Tan BM HC-81#DBD2BC, LRV 63.2 Verified 2026-10-02

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Manchester Tan, LRV 63.2 vs 51.7.
Warmer: Bleeker Beige, both yellow (Lab b* 13.8 vs 12.0).
North rooms: Manchester Tan keeps more brightness (L* 80.4 vs 74.2 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: White Blush BM 904, #F6F0E1, LRV 84.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 4.6, noticeably different. At 4.6, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Bleeker BeigeBenjamin Moore, BM HC-80LRV 51.7, #CDC0A8

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Manchester TanBenjamin Moore, BM HC-81LRV 63.2, #DBD2BC

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Bleeker Beige (BM HC-80) is darker than Manchester Tan (BM HC-81) and slightly warmer: LRV 51.7 vs 63.2, deltaE 4.6 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Bleeker Beige	Manchester Tan	Gap
Brand	Benjamin Moore	Benjamin Moore
Color code	HC-80	HC-81
Hex	#CDC0A8	#DBD2BC
RGB	205, 192, 168	219, 210, 188
HSL	39°, 27%, 73%	43°, 30%, 80%
LRV (light reflectance value)	51.7	63.2	−11.6
Lab L*	78.2	84.4	−6.2
Lab a*	0.6	-0.6	+1.2
Lab b*	13.8	12.0	+1.7
Undertone	Warm Green	Warm Yellow
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Beige	Beige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Bleeker Beige (BM HC-80), published as #CDC0A8

North light (cool, indirect)
#BDB6A6

South light (warm, direct)
#DECAA8

Manchester Tan (BM HC-81), published as #DBD2BC

North light (cool, indirect)
#CAC8BA

South light (warm, direct)
#ECDCBC

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 Manchester Tan (BM HC-81) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 11.6 LRV points lighter (63.2 vs 51.7), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Manchester Tan (BM HC-81) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 12.0 against 13.8, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Bleeker Beige (BM HC-80) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 13.8), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Bleeker Beige in other brands

Closest matches to Manchester Tan in other brands

Common questions

Is Bleeker Beige the same color as Manchester Tan?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.6. Most people can see the difference between Bleeker Beige and Manchester Tan side by side.
Which is lighter, Bleeker Beige or Manchester Tan?: Manchester Tan, with an LRV of 63.2 against 51.7.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.