Linen White (BM OC-146)
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Linen White (BM OC-146) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 80.9, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Linen White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Linen 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 Linen 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 | Restful White | SW 7563 | 81 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Dover Cliffs | ECC-28-2 | 81.8 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Polished Ivory | 7006-6 | 82 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Spun Cotton | 1203-1 | 84 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Linen White (LRV 80.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Linen White
Darker than Linen White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-146 |
| Hex | #F2EBDA |
| RGB | 242, 235, 218 |
| HSL | 42°, 48%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.2, -0.5, 9.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Linen White (BM OC-146), published as #F2EBDA
#E1E1D8
#FFF5DA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Linen White (BM OC-146)?
- Linen White has an LRV of 80.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Linen White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Linen White in another brand?
- Dover Cliffs (Behr ECC-28-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Linen White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Linen White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.1; 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.