Ocean Beach (BM 958)
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Ocean Beach (BM 958) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.4, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ocean Beach
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Ocean Beach by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Ocean Beach, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Netsuke | SW 6134 | 63 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Journal White | S310-2 | 66.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Classic Buff | 3006-10B | 65 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Loofah | 1094-2 | 66 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Ocean Beach (LRV 63.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Ocean Beach
Darker than Ocean Beach
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 958 |
| Hex | #E2D2B3 |
| RGB | 226, 210, 179 |
| HSL | 40°, 45%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.8, 0.6, 17.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ocean Beach (BM 958), published as #E2D2B3
#D1C8B1
#F3DCB3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ocean Beach (BM 958)?
- Ocean Beach has an LRV of 63.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ocean Beach is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ocean Beach in another brand?
- Loofah (PPG 1094-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ocean Beach warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Ocean Beach as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.