Bleeker Beige (BM HC-80) vs Grant Beige (BM HC-83)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Grant Beige, LRV 55.8 vs 51.7.
- Warmer
- Bleeker Beige (Lab b* 13.8 vs 11.7). Bleeker Beige reads yellow; Grant Beige reads greige.
- North rooms
- Grant Beige keeps more brightness (L* 75.7 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 2.2, very close. At 2.2, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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Bleeker Beige
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Grant Beige
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Bleeker Beige (BM HC-80) is slightly darker than Grant Beige (BM HC-83) and slightly warmer: LRV 51.7 vs 55.8, deltaE 2.2 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Bleeker Beige | Grant Beige | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HC-80 | HC-83 | |
| Hex | #CDC0A8 | #CEC5B0 | |
| RGB | 205, 192, 168 | 206, 197, 176 | |
| HSL | 39°, 27%, 73% | 42°, 23%, 75% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51.7 | 55.8 | −4.2 |
| Lab L* | 78.2 | 79.7 | −1.5 |
| Lab a* | 0.6 | -0.4 | +1.0 |
| Lab b* | 13.8 | 11.7 | +2.1 |
| 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
#BDB6A6
#DECAA8
Grant Beige (BM HC-83), published as #CEC5B0
#BDBBAE
#DFCFB0
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 Grant Beige (BM HC-83) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 4.2 LRV points lighter (55.8 vs 51.7), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Grant Beige (BM HC-83) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 11.7 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 Grant Beige in other brands
Common questions
- Is Bleeker Beige the same color as Grant Beige?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.2. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Bleeker Beige and Grant Beige.
- Which is lighter, Bleeker Beige or Grant Beige?
- Grant Beige, with an LRV of 55.8 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.