Lemon Chiffon (BM OC-109)
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Lemon Chiffon (BM OC-109) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 85.6, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lemon Chiffon
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Lemon Chiffon 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 Lemon Chiffon, 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 | Queen Anne's Lace | SW 6420 | 82 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | White Jasmine | 400C-1 | 89.8 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gilded Endive | 7003-22 | 90 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lotus Flower | 1206-1 | 87 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Lemon Chiffon (LRV 85.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Lemon Chiffon
Darker than Lemon Chiffon
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-109 |
| Hex | #F6F3DD |
| RGB | 246, 243, 221 |
| HSL | 53°, 58%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.5, -2.7, 11.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lemon Chiffon (BM OC-109), published as #F6F3DD
#E4E8DB
#FFFEDD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lemon Chiffon (BM OC-109)?
- Lemon Chiffon has an LRV of 85.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lemon Chiffon is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Lemon Chiffon in another brand?
- White Jasmine (Behr 400C-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lemon Chiffon warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Lemon Chiffon as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.0; 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.