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BENJAMIN MOORE · HC-6

Benjamin Moore Windham Cream#F5E9C7 · LRV 79

Windham Cream reads as a red-orange / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore HC-6 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE WINDHAM CREAM
RGB 245, 233, 199 LRV 79

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Windham Cream
SKU HC-6
Hex #F5E9C7
RGB 245, 233, 199
HSL 44°, 70%, 87%
LRV 79
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family White

About Benjamin Moore Windham Cream

Windham Cream is very light — LRV 79, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its orange 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.

Windham Cream 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.

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
Washed in Light
SKU 0873 · #FAE8C8 · LRV 82
ΔE 2.85 (close)
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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 white from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.36
All white at Valspar →
6008-5A
#F4E8C7
Desert Flower
ΔE 0.36 · LRV 81.3
T549
#FBE8C8
Sundrop
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 82.5
8002-21A
#F8E6C8
Grappa
ΔE 3.31 · LRV 81
V051-1
#FBE6C1
Glow Home
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 81
T547
#FBE6C8
Manna
ΔE 4.53 · LRV 81.4

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.6
All white at Behr →
340E-2
#F5EAC7
Cottonseed
ΔE 0.6 · LRV 82
M320-2
#F6EBC8
Rice Wine
ΔE 0.69 · LRV 83
330C-2
#F7E8C6
Lightweight Beige
ΔE 1.27 · LRV 82
340C-2
#F9E7C2
Havana Cream
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 81
370E-2
#EEEAC6
Cream Silk
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 81

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.73
All white at PPG / Glidden →
1206-3
#F7ECCA
Shiny Silk
ΔE 0.73 · LRV 84
1106-1
#F5E9CA
Maiden Hair
ΔE 0.94 · LRV 82
1205-3
#F8E9C2
Barely Butter
ΔE 1.59 · LRV 82
1209-2
#F4E5C5
Sausalito
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 79
1204-3
#F9E7BF
Creamy Custard
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 81

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.22
All white at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7561
#F5EACC
Lemon Meringue
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 83
SW 6693
#F3E8C2
Lily
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 81
SW 6700
#F3EAC6
Daybreak
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 82
SW 1668
#F2EAC3
Pineapple Cream
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 82
SW 7681
#F8E4C2
Tea Light
ΔE 3.43 · LRV 79

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.28
All white at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5435
#F9EBC5
Cookie Dough
ΔE 1.28 · LRV 84
DEC735
#FBECC9
Flaxen
ΔE 1.4 · LRV 85
DE6163
#F6E6C5
Melted Wax
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 80
DEC736
#F7E6C6
Flaxseed
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 80
DE5505
#F1EBC8
Natural Light
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 82

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.34
All white at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 2012
#F1E6C8
House White
ΔE 1.34 · LRV 79
NO. 59
#F5E8D0
New White
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 82
NO. 2002
#F5ECD9
White Tie
ΔE 4.94 · LRV 84
NO. 203
#FDEDD7
Tallow
ΔE 5.3 · LRV 86
NO. 2010
#EDE9D8
James White
ΔE 5.87 · LRV 81

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.15
All white at Magnolia Home →
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 75
JG-37
#F3F0DA
Lit Candles
ΔE 4.96 · LRV 86
JG-16
#EEE7D5
Carter Crème
ΔE 5.23 · LRV 80
JG-33
#EFEBDB
Pearly Cotton
ΔE 6.2 · LRV 83
JG-23
#EEE8DB
Antique Rose
ΔE 7.11 · LRV 81

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.2
All white at Backdrop →
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 4.18 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 8.03 · LRV 65
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 8.39 · LRV 92
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 8.58 · LRV 86

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.5
All white at Clare →
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 5.5 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-11
#E8E4DE
On Point
ΔE 10.1 · LRV 78
PNT100-LT-24
#F8F0E9
Wing It
ΔE 10.13 · LRV 88
PNT100-LT-12
#EAEAE8
Classic
ΔE 11.98 · LRV 82
PNT100-LT-05
#E6E6E4
Penthouse
ΔE 12 · LRV 79

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Windham 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.

260
Swans Mill Cream
LRV 79
176
Goldtone
LRV 77
CW-275
Ludwell White
LRV null
212
Happy Valley
LRV 77
162
Corinthian White
LRV 79
922
Antique Lace
LRV 79

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #F5E9C7 in HSL space. Pair Windham Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#F5E9C7 + #C7D3F5
TRIADIC
#F5E9C7 · #C7F5E9 · #E9C7F5
ANALOGOUS
#F5D2C7 · #F5E9C7 · #EAF5C7

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.21:1 fail
Sample text on black
17.36:1 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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