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BENJAMIN MOORE · HC-5

Benjamin Moore Weston Flax#F2E5BA · LRV 76

Weston Flax reads as a yellow / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore HC-5 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE WESTON FLAX
RGB 242, 229, 186 LRV 76

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Weston Flax
SKU HC-5
Hex #F2E5BA
RGB 242, 229, 186
HSL 46°, 68%, 84%
LRV 76
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

About Benjamin Moore Weston Flax

Weston Flax is very light — LRV 76, 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.

Weston Flax 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Martica
SKU 0811 · #F4E5B7 · LRV 79
ΔE 0.93 (imperceptible)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.45
All yellow at Behr →
M320-3
#F2E4B8
Brushstroke
ΔE 0.45 · LRV 78
PPU9-13
#EDE4B9
Yellow Wax Pepper
ΔE 1.54 · LRV 77
350E-3
#F7E5B9
Oklahoma Wheat
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 79
380E-3
#EEE6B9
Satin Souffle
ΔE 1.99 · LRV 78
M300-2
#F4E2BC
Taj Mahal
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 77

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.12
All yellow at Valspar →
6008-5B
#F3E3B7
Heart of Palm
ΔE 1.12 · LRV 77.6
3005-8C
#F6E5BE
Pale Maize
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 79.1
6008-9A
#F2EABC
Lime Kiss
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 81.2
V057-1
#EFE8B7
Endive
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 79.5
8001-26A
#EDE8C1
Beacon
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 80

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.39
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6686
#F5E5BC
Lemon Chiffon
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 79
SW 6693
#F3E8C2
Lily
ΔE 1.55 · LRV 81
SW 6701
#EEE3B2
Moonraker
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 76
SW 6679
#F4E3BC
Full Moon
ΔE 2.14 · LRV 78
SW 6680
#F5E0B1
Friendly Yellow
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 76

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.44
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1210-2
#F6E5B9
Gentle Glow
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 79
1109-1
#EDE5BC
Slices Of Happy
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 78
1108-3
#F0E4B2
Butter Cookie
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 77
12-05
#F5E4BF
Winter Wheat
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 79
1110-1
#EDE6B3
September Morn
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 78

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.66
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 71
#EADFB7
Pale Hound
ΔE 1.66 · LRV 74
NO. 67
#EFDBB3
Farrow's Cream
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 72
NO. 2012
#F1E6C8
House White
ΔE 3.67 · LRV 79
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 5.96 · LRV 77
NO. 59
#F5E8D0
New White
ΔE 6 · LRV 82

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.84
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 1.84 · LRV 75
JG-17
#E8E1CD
Soft Landing
ΔE 6.95 · LRV 75
JG-16
#EEE7D5
Carter Crème
ΔE 7.65 · LRV 80
JG-153
#E6DECE
Castle Cream
ΔE 8.49 · LRV 74
JG-34
#EBDCCC
Dutch Tulip
ΔE 9.71 · LRV 73

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5456
#F2E9BB
Sandy Shore
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 81
DE5484
#F2EABF
Limesicle
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 81
DE6163
#F6E6C5
Melted Wax
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 80
DE5519
#E9E8BB
Perfect Pear
ΔE 4.41 · LRV 79
DE5358
#F9E4C1
Ivory Oats
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 79

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.83
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 4.83 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 7.93 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 8.3 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 9.32 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-11
#E8E4DE
On Point
ΔE 12.38 · LRV 78

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.7
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 5.7 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 5.83 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 9.31 · LRV 65
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 10.81 · LRV 92
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 10.95 · LRV 86

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Weston Flax within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

CW-410
Chamber Yellow
LRV 75
274
Santo Domingo Cream
LRV 75
CSP-905
Melted Butter
LRV null
289
Pale Moon
LRV 76
177
Mushroom Cap
LRV 73
924
San Mateo Beaches
LRV null

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #F2E5BA in HSL space. Pair Weston Flax with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#F2E5BA + #BAC7F2
TRIADIC
#F2E5BA · #BAF2E5 · #E5BAF2
ANALOGOUS
#F2C9BA · #F2E5BA · #E3F2BA

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.26:1 fail
Sample text on black
16.69:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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