Cream Silk
2146-60 · #F2F1D7 · LRV 87 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Cream Silk87
- 4Lightning White92
What Color Is Cream Silk, Really?
Cream Silk reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2146-60 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cream Silk
Cream Silk shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Cream Silk
Cream Silk is very light — LRV 87, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Cream Silk 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 2146-60 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 | Crescent MoonSW 7124 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.9 | 87 | Color page → |
| Behr | Country Dairy370E-1 · Behr | 1.0 | 85 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Line Dried8007-8G · Valspar | 2.6 | 90 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Good GracesPPG1211-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 86 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pine White84YY 87/135 · Glidden | 0.6 | 87 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pithed Lemon122-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 83 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Cream Silk 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 #F2F1D7 in HSL space. Pair Cream Silk with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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