Morristown Cream
1241 · #E0CEC9 · LRV 62 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Morristown Cream62
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Morristown Cream, Really?
Morristown Cream reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1241 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Morristown Cream
Morristown Cream 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Morristown Cream
At LRV 62, Morristown Cream is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Morristown Cream 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 1241 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 | RosebudSW 6288 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pearls And LaceN130-1 · Behr | 2.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tender Shell1006-10C · Valspar | 1.4 | 64.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Ginger ShortbreadPPG1062-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ginger ShortbreadPPG1062-3 · Glidden | 1.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Rosebud Pink301-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.9 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Morristown Cream 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 #E0CEC9 in HSL space. Pair Morristown Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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