Manchester Tan (BM HC-81) vs Elmira White (BM HC-84)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Elmira White, LRV 64.7 vs 63.2.
- Warmer
- Manchester Tan (Lab b* 12.0 vs 8.9). Manchester Tan reads yellow; Elmira White reads greige.
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 80.8 vs 80.4 in north light).
- Trim that works
- White Blush BM 904, #F6F0E1, LRV 84.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.3, very close. At 2.3, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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Manchester Tan
More comparisons with Manchester Tan
Manchester Tan (BM HC-81) is about as light as Elmira White (BM HC-84) and warmer: LRV 63.2 vs 64.7, deltaE 2.3 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Manchester Tan | Elmira White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HC-81 | HC-84 | |
| Hex | #DBD2BC | #DBD3C3 | |
| RGB | 219, 210, 188 | 219, 211, 195 | |
| HSL | 43°, 30%, 80% | 40°, 25%, 81% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.2 | 64.7 | −1.4 |
| Lab L* | 84.4 | 84.8 | −0.4 |
| Lab a* | -0.6 | 0.0 | −0.6 |
| Lab b* | 12.0 | 8.9 | +3.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Manchester Tan (BM HC-81), published as #DBD2BC
#CAC8BA
#ECDCBC
Elmira White (BM HC-84), published as #DBD3C3
#CAC9C1
#EDDDC3
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 Elmira White (BM HC-84) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1.4 LRV points lighter (64.7 vs 63.2), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Elmira White (BM HC-84) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 8.9 against 12.0, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Manchester Tan (BM HC-81) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 12.0), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Manchester Tan in other brands
Closest matches to Elmira White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Manchester Tan the same color as Elmira White?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.3. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Manchester Tan and Elmira White.
- Which is lighter, Manchester Tan or Elmira White?
- Elmira White, with an LRV of 64.7 against 63.2.
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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.