Timid White (BM OC-39)
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Timid White (BM OC-39) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 82.5, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Timid White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Timid 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 Timid 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 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | White Wool | GR-W01 | 85.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Whitewashed Oak | 7006-23 | 83 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Queen Anne's Lace | 1092-1 | 85 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Timid White (LRV 82.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Timid White
Darker than Timid White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-39 |
| Hex | #F2EEDD |
| RGB | 242, 238, 221 |
| HSL | 49°, 45%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.0, -1.5, 8.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Timid White (BM OC-39), published as #F2EEDD
#E0E4DB
#FFF8DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Timid White (BM OC-39)?
- Timid White has an LRV of 82.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Timid White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Timid White in another brand?
- Queen Anne's Lace (PPG 1092-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Timid White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Timid White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.7; 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.