Fog Mist (BM OC-31)
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Fog Mist (BM OC-31) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.2, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fog Mist
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fog 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 Fog 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 | Oyster White | SW 7637 | 72 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Light Granite | N340-1 | 72.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gracious | 6007-1A | 72 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Southern Breeze | 1097-2 | 74 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Fog Mist (LRV 70.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Fog Mist
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-31 |
| Hex | #E2DDD0 |
| RGB | 226, 221, 208 |
| HSL | 43°, 24%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.2, -0.5, 7.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fog Mist (BM OC-31), published as #E2DDD0
#D1D3CE
#F4E7D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fog Mist (BM OC-31)?
- Fog Mist has an LRV of 70.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fog Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fog Mist in another brand?
- Oyster White (SW 7637) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fog Mist warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fog Mist as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.0; 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.