Manchester Tan (BM HC-81) vs Carrington Beige (BM HC-93)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Manchester Tan, LRV 63.2 vs 61.9.
- Warmer
- Carrington Beige, both yellow (Lab b* 14.0 vs 12.0).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 80.4 vs 80.0 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 1.5, very close. At 1.5, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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More comparisons with Manchester Tan
Manchester Tan (BM HC-81) is about as light as Carrington Beige (BM HC-93) and slightly cooler: LRV 63.2 vs 61.9, deltaE 1.5 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Manchester Tan | Carrington Beige | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HC-81 | HC-93 | |
| Hex | #DBD2BC | #DAD1B7 | |
| RGB | 219, 210, 188 | 218, 209, 183 | |
| HSL | 43°, 30%, 80% | 45°, 32%, 79% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.2 | 61.9 | +1.3 |
| Lab L* | 84.4 | 83.9 | +0.4 |
| Lab a* | -0.6 | -1.2 | +0.6 |
| Lab b* | 12.0 | 14.0 | −2.0 |
| 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
Carrington Beige (BM HC-93), published as #DAD1B7
#C9C7B5
#EBDBB7
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 1.3 LRV points lighter (63.2 vs 61.9), 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 14.0, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Carrington Beige (BM HC-93) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 14.0), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Manchester Tan in other brands
Closest matches to Carrington Beige in other brands
Common questions
- Is Manchester Tan the same color as Carrington Beige?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.5. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Manchester Tan and Carrington Beige.
- Which is lighter, Manchester Tan or Carrington Beige?
- Manchester Tan, with an LRV of 63.2 against 61.9.
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Sources: Manchester Tan: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Carrington Beige: 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.