| Color family | Tan |
| Code family | 1000 series |
| Hex | #E7DDCF |
| RGB | 231, 221, 207 |
| CIE L*a*b* | 88.55, 1.06, 8.08 |
| Light reflectance | 70.4 |
Hex and LRV verified against Benjamin Moore’s published color data · 2026
This sits close to white on the light meter but keeps its yellow undertone clearly enough to be picked out of a lineup of whites. Benjamin Moore lists it as Ionic Column (1016).
Light reflectance measures 70.4, which is enough to keep a room bright without bouncing light around. At chroma 8.1 the yellow undertone is clear in daylight and softer under lamps.
Afternoon sun will push the yellow undertone further warm; if that reads as too much, a cooler bulb in the room can pull it back. A dependable choice where a room gets good natural light and a pure white would feel sterile. If a second wall color is wanted in the same room, Dunn-Edwards Lighthouse keeps the jump obvious rather than muddy (roughly 19.9 LRV points from this one).
Behr Cinnamon Cake (w-f-220) (W-F-220) matches it closely enough that no one will tell them apart on a wall. A satin finish is worth it in a room that needs to be wiped down often, at the cost of showing a bit more of the wall's surface than a flat finish would.
It is lighter than 81 percent of the Benjamin Moore range. Benjamin Moore lists it in the 1000 series, alongside 621 other colors.
Benjamin Moore Ionic Column is a warm color: its hue angle is 83° in CIE Lab at a chroma of 8.1, with a yellow undertone.
The light reflectance value (LRV) of Benjamin Moore Ionic Column (1016) is 70.4, on a scale where 0 is absolute black and 100 is absolute white, which makes it a light color.
Measured on the color wheel, Benjamin Moore Ionic Column pairs with Vista Paint Beautiful Berry (7218, complement), Behr Hushed White (W-F-710, analogous, warmer), Benjamin Moore Rose Silk (2104-60, analogous, cooler), Dunn-Edwards Lighthouse (DEW385, soft accent).
Benjamin Moore Ionic Column's hex value is #E7DDCF, RGB 231, 221, 207.
Benjamin Moore Ionic Column is classified as a tan, with a yellow undertone.
The nearest Pantone TCX color to Benjamin Moore Ionic Column is 12-0601 TCX Eggnog, delta-E 1.53; the nearest RAL Classic is RAL 1013 Oyster white, delta-E 3.04.
The closest cross-brand match to Benjamin Moore Ionic Column is Behr Cinnamon Cake (w-f-220) (W-F-220), at a delta-E of 0.38 - close enough to be the same color by measurement.
| HEX | #E7DDCF |
| RGB | 231, 221, 207 |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 10%, 9% |
| HSL | 35°, 33%, 86% |
| HSV | 35°, 10%, 91% |
| CIE Lab | 88.55, 1.06, 8.08 |
| LCh | 88.55, 8.15, 82.5° |
| XYZ | 70.07, 73.21, 69.46 |
| Pantone (nearest) | 12-0601 TCX Eggnog · ΔE 1.53 |
| RAL (nearest) | RAL 1013 Oyster white · ΔE 3.04 |
| 12-0601 TCX Eggnog | ΔE 1.53 | |
| 12-1108 TCX Dew | ΔE 2.44 | |
| 11-0105 TCX Antique White | ΔE 2.55 | |
| RAL 1013 Oyster white | ΔE 3.04 | |
| RAL 9002 Grey white | ΔE 4.59 | |
| RAL 9001 Cream | ΔE 5 |
Pantone TCX and RAL Classic are physical standards; these are their published sRGB approximations, so check a fan deck before specifying. Pantone® and RAL are trademarks of their respective owners.
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