Manchester Tan (BM HC-81) vs Grant Beige (BM HC-83)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Manchester Tan, LRV 63.2 vs 55.8.
- Warmer
- About the same (Lab b* 12.0 vs 11.7). Manchester Tan reads yellow; Grant Beige reads greige.
- North rooms
- Manchester Tan keeps more brightness (L* 80.4 vs 75.7 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 3.2, noticeably different. At 3.2, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Manchester Tan
More comparisons with Manchester Tan
Grant Beige
More comparisons with Grant Beige
Manchester Tan (BM HC-81) is lighter than Grant Beige (BM HC-83) and about as warm: LRV 63.2 vs 55.8, deltaE 3.2 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Manchester Tan | Grant Beige | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HC-81 | HC-83 | |
| Hex | #DBD2BC | #CEC5B0 | |
| RGB | 219, 210, 188 | 206, 197, 176 | |
| HSL | 43°, 30%, 80% | 42°, 23%, 75% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.2 | 55.8 | +7.4 |
| Lab L* | 84.4 | 79.7 | +4.7 |
| Lab a* | -0.6 | -0.4 | −0.2 |
| Lab b* | 12.0 | 11.7 | +0.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Warm Yellow | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Manchester Tan (BM HC-81), published as #DBD2BC
#CAC8BA
#ECDCBC
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 Manchester Tan (BM HC-81) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7.4 LRV points lighter (63.2 vs 55.8), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Manchester Tan in other brands
Closest matches to Grant Beige in other brands
Common questions
- Is Manchester Tan the same color as Grant Beige?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.2. Most people can see the difference between Manchester Tan and Grant Beige side by side.
- Which is lighter, Manchester Tan or Grant Beige?
- Manchester Tan, with an LRV of 63.2 against 55.8.
Full pages
Related comparisons
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.