Glacier White (BM OC-37)
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Glacier White (BM OC-37) is a very light, warm white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 80.2, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Glacier White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Glacier 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 Glacier 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 | Alabaster | SW 7008 | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Arcade White | GR-W08 | 82.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Polar White | 7003-16 | 85 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Winter Mood | 14-16 | 84 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore white colors nearest to Glacier White (LRV 80.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Glacier White
Darker than Glacier White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-37 |
| Hex | #ECEAE0 |
| RGB | 236, 234, 224 |
| HSL | 50°, 24%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.6, -1.1, 5.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Glacier White (BM OC-37), published as #ECEAE0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Glacier White (BM OC-37)?
- Glacier White has an LRV of 80.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Glacier White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Glacier White in another brand?
- Alabaster (SW 7008) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Glacier White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Glacier White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.1; 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.