Pale Oak (BM OC-20)
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Pale Oak (BM OC-20) is a light, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 68.6, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Oak
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pale Oak 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 Pale Oak, 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 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Campfire Ash | N320-1 | 69.5 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Oyster Pearl | 7002-2 | 73 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silent Smoke | 1025-2 | 68 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Pale Oak (LRV 68.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Oak
Darker than Pale Oak
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-20 |
| Hex | #DDD9CE |
| RGB | 221, 217, 206 |
| HSL | 44°, 18%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.7, -0.5, 5.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Greige |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Oak (BM OC-20), published as #DDD9CE
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#EFE3CE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Oak (BM OC-20)?
- Pale Oak has an LRV of 68.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Oak is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Oak in another brand?
- Campfire Ash (Behr N320-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Oak warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pale Oak as warm, with a Warm Greige undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.9; 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.