Bone White (BM OC-143)
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Bone White (BM OC-143) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 72.1, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bone White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bone White 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 Bone 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 | Polar Bear | SW 7564 | 74 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ivory Paper | MQ3-12 | 73.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Daybreak | 6008-3A | 73 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Navajo White | 1101-2 | 73 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Bone White (LRV 72.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Bone White
Darker than Bone White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-143 |
| Hex | #E7DECA |
| RGB | 231, 222, 202 |
| HSL | 41°, 38%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.7, -0.3, 10.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bone White (BM OC-143), published as #E7DECA
#D6D4C8
#F9E8CA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bone White (BM OC-143)?
- Bone White has an LRV of 72.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bone White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Bone White in another brand?
- Polar Bear (SW 7564) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bone White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bone White as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.9; 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.