Beacon Hill Damask
HC-2 · #E5DBAB · LRV 68 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Beacon Hill Damask, Really?
Beacon Hill Damask reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore HC-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Beacon Hill Damask
Beacon Hill Damask is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Beacon Hill Damask
At LRV 68, Beacon Hill Damask is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Beacon Hill Damask are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore HC-2 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Wild LimeSW 9668 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Castle Stone360E-2 · Behr | 0.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Celery HeartV057-2 · Valspar | 3.0 | 69.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Star BrightPPG1109-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Star BrightPPG1109-2 · Glidden | 0.7 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lil' Bit Citrus123-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Beacon Hill Damask within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E5DBAB in HSL space. Pair Beacon Hill Damask with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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