Color of the weekCalke Green · Farrow & Ball No. 34

Settled, side by side

Grant Beige

Benjamin Moore · HC-83

Creekbed

Benjamin Moore · 1006

55.81
LRV
33.34
Grant Beige is 22.5 points lighter
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Hex
#A99A8D
207 · 195 · 175
RGB
169 · 154 · 141
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Warm greige with a soft gold cast
Undertone
Taupe — grey and brown in equal measure with a faint pink
Beige
Family
Beige
Historical Colors
Collection
Classics Color Collection

In real rooms

Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Grant Beige is the lighter of the two at LRV 55.81, 22.5 points above Creekbed at LRV 33.34. Both read warm. Both belong to the beige family. For a whole room, Grant Beige is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Creekbed is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Grant Beige balances beige and grey in nearly equal measure — the textbook greige. A slight yellow-gold undertone adds warmth, while the grey content keeps it from ever reading sweet or sandy. It is the safe, sophisticated neutral that anchors a whole-home palette.

Creekbed is a true taupe — grey and brown balanced so evenly that it reads as neither, with a faint pink warmth underneath. At LRV 33 it is a mid-tone, dark enough to feel like a color and light enough to keep a small room from closing in. It is the shade of wet river stone.

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