Snowfall White (BM OC-118)
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Snowfall White (BM OC-118) is a very light, neutral white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 89.7, so it reflects about 90 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Snowfall White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Snowfall White by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Snowfall White, 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 | High Reflective White | SW 7757 | 93 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Whisper White | HDC-MD-08 | 89.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Lemon Edge | 7003-23 | 89 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Clear Yellow | 1215-1 | 87 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore white colors nearest to Snowfall White (LRV 89.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Snowfall White
Darker than Snowfall White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-118 |
| Hex | #F6F7EE |
| RGB | 246, 247, 238 |
| HSL | 67°, 36%, 95% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 89.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.9, -1.9, 4.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Snowfall White (BM OC-118), published as #F6F7EE
#E4ECEC
#FFFFEB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Snowfall White (BM OC-118)?
- Snowfall White has an LRV of 89.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Snowfall White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Snowfall White in another brand?
- Whisper White (Behr HDC-MD-08) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Snowfall White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Snowfall White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.2; 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.