Benjamin Moore Brandy Cream / CC-60 / 1030 / OC-4

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What are Benjamin Moore Brandy Cream undertones?
Is Brandy Cream OC-4 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Brandy Cream
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Brandy Cream OC-4
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Brandy Cream OC-4
Code:	OC-4
Name:	Brandy Cream
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Brandy Cream?

Benjamin Moore Brandy Cream OC-4 is a light, muted cream-beige with a clearly warm cast. Its soft tan undertone keeps it from reading as stark white, while the low saturation gives walls a gentle, lightly aged appearance rather than a yellow-heavy cream look. In daylight, this shade can appear airy and pale; under warm lamps, its beige warmth becomes more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and trim where a softer alternative to bright white is wanted. Pair Brandy Cream with natural oak, warm white textiles, terracotta accents, or deeper brown and charcoal details for contrast.

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What are Benjamin Moore Brandy Cream undertones?

Brandy Cream is a light, very muted sandy beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#E2D4C2

RGB code:

226, 212, 194

Is Benjamin Moore Brandy Cream cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 34°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

OC-4 Brandy Cream HSL code: 34, 36%, 82%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Brandy Cream

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Brandy Cream:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

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Darker shades

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Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Brandy Cream with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 214, such as Benjamin Moore Nocturnal Gray and Blue Spruce.

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LRV of Brandy Cream

Brandy Cream has an LRV of 66.28% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 66.28%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#E2D4C2
RGB Decimal	226, 212, 194
RGB Percent	88.63%, 83.14%, 76.08%
HSV	Hue: 34° Saturation: 14.16% Value: 88.63%
HSL	hsl(34, 36, 82)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.19 Yellow: 14.16 Key: 11.37
YIQ	Y: 214.134 I: 14.127 Q: -2.64
XYZ	X: 64.644 Y: 67.152 Z: 60.581
CIE Lab	L:85.581 a:1.862 b:10.643
CIE Luv	L:85.581 u:9.363 v:15.291
Decimal	14865602
Hunter Lab	81.946, -2.595, 13.531