Winter White (BM OC-21)
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Winter White (BM OC-21) is a light, neutral white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 79.6, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Winter White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Winter 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 Winter 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 | Green Glimpse | SW 9676 | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Wedding Cake White | HDC-NT-10G | 80.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Angel Touch | 7004-24 | 78 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Poetic License | 1135-1 | 80 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore white colors nearest to Winter White (LRV 79.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Winter White
Darker than Winter White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-21 |
| Hex | #E7E9E2 |
| RGB | 231, 233, 226 |
| HSL | 77°, 14%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.0, -1.9, 3.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winter White (BM OC-21), published as #E7E9E2
#D5DFE0
#F9F3E2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winter White (BM OC-21)?
- Winter White has an LRV of 79.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Winter White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Winter White in another brand?
- Green Glimpse (SW 9676) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winter White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Winter White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.2; 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.