Calm (BM OC-22)
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Calm (BM OC-22) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.8, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Calm
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Calm 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 Calm, 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 | Ghosted | SW 9545 | 75 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Quiet On The Set | MQ3-04 | 76.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Satin Snow | 7004-17 | 78 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Arctic Cotton | 1002-2 | 77 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Calm (LRV 75.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Calm
Darker than Calm
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-22 |
| Hex | #E6E4DF |
| RGB | 230, 228, 223 |
| HSL | 43°, 12%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.6, -0.2, 2.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Calm (BM OC-22), published as #E6E4DF
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#F8EEDF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Calm (BM OC-22)?
- Calm has an LRV of 75.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Calm is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Calm in another brand?
- Quiet On The Set (Behr MQ3-04) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Calm warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Calm as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.7; 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.