Acadia White (BM OC-38)
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Acadia White (BM OC-38) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 83.3, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Acadia White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Acadia 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 Acadia 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 | Barely Pear | SW 9666 | 83 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | White Wool | GR-W01 | 85.9 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | December Starlight | 7003-7 | 87 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Queen Anne's Lace | 1092-1 | 85 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Acadia White (LRV 83.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Acadia White
Darker than Acadia White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-38 |
| Hex | #F2EFDF |
| RGB | 242, 239, 223 |
| HSL | 51°, 42%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.3, -1.7, 8.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Acadia White (BM OC-38), published as #F2EFDF
#E0E5DD
#FFF9DF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Acadia White (BM OC-38)?
- Acadia White has an LRV of 83.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Acadia White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Acadia White in another brand?
- White Wool (Behr GR-W01) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Acadia White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Acadia White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.1; 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.