French Canvas (BM OC-41)
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French Canvas (BM OC-41) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.1, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with French Canvas
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for French Canvas 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 French Canvas, 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 | Sagey | SW 6175 | 75 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Crushed Limestone | PPF-15 | 75.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Decadent | 7006-11 | 77 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Featherstone | 1114-1 | 79 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to French Canvas (LRV 74.1) by LRV.
Lighter than French Canvas
Darker than French Canvas
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-41 |
| Hex | #E5E3D4 |
| RGB | 229, 227, 212 |
| HSL | 53°, 25%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.0, -1.9, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
French Canvas (BM OC-41), published as #E5E3D4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of French Canvas (BM OC-41)?
- French Canvas has an LRV of 74.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so French Canvas is a light color.
- What is the closest match to French Canvas in another brand?
- Crushed Limestone (Behr PPF-15) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is French Canvas warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists French Canvas as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.