Old Prairie (BM OC-42)
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Old Prairie (BM OC-42) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 72.2, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Old Prairie
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Old Prairie 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 Old Prairie, 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 | Guesthouse | UL190-11 | 74.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Madison Avenue | 7006-14 | 74 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cocoon | 1027-1 | 71 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Old Prairie (LRV 72.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Old Prairie
Darker than Old Prairie
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-42 |
| Hex | #E2E0D1 |
| RGB | 226, 224, 209 |
| HSL | 53°, 23%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.0, -1.9, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Old Prairie (BM OC-42), published as #E2E0D1
#D1D6CF
#F4EAD1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Old Prairie (BM OC-42)?
- Old Prairie has an LRV of 72.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Old Prairie is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Old Prairie in another brand?
- Guesthouse (Behr UL190-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Old Prairie warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Old Prairie 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.