Albescent (BM OC-40)
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Albescent (BM OC-40) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.3, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Albescent
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Albescent 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 Albescent, 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 | Polar Bear | SW 7564 | 74 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lunar Light | 770C-1 | 78.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ivory Essence | 3006-8C | 77 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Always Almond | 1099-1 | 78 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Albescent (LRV 74.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Albescent
Darker than Albescent
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-40 |
| Hex | #EBE3CF |
| RGB | 235, 227, 207 |
| HSL | 43°, 41%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.4, -0.6, 10.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Albescent (BM OC-40), published as #EBE3CF
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#FDEDCF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Albescent (BM OC-40)?
- Albescent has an LRV of 74.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Albescent is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Albescent in another brand?
- Ivory Essence (Valspar 3006-8C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Albescent warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Albescent as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.7; 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.