Gray Mist (BM OC-30)
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Gray Mist (BM OC-30) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 72.8, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Mist
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gray Mist 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 Gray Mist, 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 | Natural Choice | SW 7011 | 73 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sand Drift | N310-1 | 74.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gracious | 6007-1A | 72 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Southern Breeze | 1097-2 | 74 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Gray Mist (LRV 72.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Mist
Darker than Gray Mist
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-30 |
| Hex | #E3DFD2 |
| RGB | 227, 223, 210 |
| HSL | 46°, 23%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, -0.9, 6.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Mist (BM OC-30), published as #E3DFD2
#D2D5D0
#F5E9D2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Mist (BM OC-30)?
- Gray Mist has an LRV of 72.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Mist in another brand?
- Southern Breeze (PPG 1097-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gray Mist warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gray Mist as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.9; 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.