Calming Cream (BM OC-105)
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Calming Cream (BM OC-105) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 83.1, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Calming Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Calming Cream 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 Calming Cream, 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 | Honied White | SW 7106 | 86 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Apple Core | PPU7-14 | 85.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Saffron Ivory | 7003-21 | 88 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mesa Beige | 1092-2 | 83 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Calming Cream (LRV 83.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Calming Cream
Darker than Calming Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-105 |
| Hex | #F5EED8 |
| RGB | 245, 238, 216 |
| HSL | 46°, 59%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.1, -1.3, 11.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Calming Cream (BM OC-105), published as #F5EED8
#E4E4D6
#FFF8D8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Calming Cream (BM OC-105)?
- Calming Cream has an LRV of 83.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Calming Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Calming Cream in another brand?
- Apple Core (Behr PPU7-14) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Calming Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Calming Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.5; 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.