Natural Cream (BM OC-14)
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Natural Cream (BM OC-14) is a light, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 64.8, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Natural Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Natural Cream by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Natural 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 | Oat Milk | SW 9501 | 70 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Arid Landscape | N310-2 | 67.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | September Fog | 6003-1A | 70 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Scotch Mist | 14-07 | 71 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Natural Cream (LRV 64.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Natural Cream
Darker than Natural Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-14 |
| Hex | #DAD5C6 |
| RGB | 218, 213, 198 |
| HSL | 45°, 21%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.3, -0.9, 8.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Natural Cream (BM OC-14), published as #DAD5C6
#C9CBC4
#ECDFC6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Natural Cream (BM OC-14)?
- Natural Cream has an LRV of 64.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Natural Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Natural Cream in another brand?
- Arid Landscape (Behr N310-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Natural Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Natural Cream as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.