Ancient Ivory (BM OC-133)
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Ancient Ivory (BM OC-133) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 80.5, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ancient Ivory
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Ancient Ivory 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 Ancient Ivory, 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 | Barely Pear | SW 9666 | 83 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Swiss Cream | HDC-CT-27 | 81.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pontoon White | 7006-13 | 83 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cake Batter | 1214-1 | 84 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Ancient Ivory (LRV 80.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Ancient Ivory
Darker than Ancient Ivory
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-133 |
| Hex | #EEECDB |
| RGB | 238, 236, 219 |
| HSL | 54°, 36%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.1, -2.2, 8.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ancient Ivory (BM OC-133), published as #EEECDB
#DCE2D9
#FFF6DB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ancient Ivory (BM OC-133)?
- Ancient Ivory has an LRV of 80.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ancient Ivory is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Ancient Ivory in another brand?
- Swiss Cream (Behr HDC-CT-27) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ancient Ivory warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Ancient Ivory as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.5; 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.