Cake Batter
Benjamin Moore's Cake Batter is a neutral shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. With an LRV of 73.7, it sits on the light-reflective side of the palette and can feel especially open in generous daylight. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
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73.71
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 74 vs 15, Cake Batter is decisively the brighter choice.
Chantilly Lace reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 74), opening up a space where Cake Batter encloses it.
Cake Batter reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Pinky Swear encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 74, Crisp Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 77 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 74 vs 22, Cake Batter is decisively the brighter choice.
Cake Batter reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Feather Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 24, Cake Batter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 28, Cake Batter is decisively the brighter choice.
Cake Batter reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 34), opening up a space where Coastline encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 36, Cake Batter is decisively the brighter choice.
Cake Batter reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 14), opening up a space where Andes Summit encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 77 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
At LRV 74 vs 50, Cake Batter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 56, Cake Batter is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 50, Cake Batter is decisively the brighter choice.
Cake Batter reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Cake Batter the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
Sweet, creamy and decadent. Sometimes licking the spoon is just as good as eating the cake.