Niveous (BM OC-36)
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Niveous (BM OC-36) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.2, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Niveous
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Niveous by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Niveous, 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 | Restoration Ivory | SW 6413 | 75 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Baby Artichoke | S330-1 | 76.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ginger Sugar | 6007-3A | 80 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Abbey White | 1104-2 | 78 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Niveous (LRV 75.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Niveous
Darker than Niveous
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-36 |
| Hex | #EAE4CD |
| RGB | 234, 228, 205 |
| HSL | 48°, 41%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, -1.8, 12.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Niveous (BM OC-36), published as #EAE4CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Niveous (BM OC-36)?
- Niveous has an LRV of 75.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Niveous is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Niveous in another brand?
- Baby Artichoke (Behr S330-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Niveous warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Niveous as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.0; 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.