Boston Cream
50YY 77/173 · #F1E5C5 · LRV 77 — warm red-orange tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Boston Cream77
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is Boston Cream, Really?
Boston Cream reads as a warm red-orange tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Glidden 50YY 77/173 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Boston Cream
Boston 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Boston Cream
Boston Cream is very light — LRV 77, 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.
Most complaints about Boston 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 Glidden 50YY 77/173 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 | Tea LightSW 7681 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.2 | 79 | Color page → |
| Behr | Proper TemperatureM310-2 · Behr | 1.7 | 78 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Honey Harbour920 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 75 | Color page → |
| Valspar | LanternT550 · Valspar | 1.9 | 79.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | To The RescuePPG12-25 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 79 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sparkler White117-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 81 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Boston Cream within Glidden'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 #F1E5C5 in HSL space. Pair Boston Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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