Misty Air (BM OC-44)
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Misty Air (BM OC-44) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.3, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Misty Air
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Misty Air 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 Misty Air, 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 | Ionic Ivory | SW 6406 | 74 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Cool Honeydew | S350-1A | 74.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Spring Reflection | 6003-3A | 73 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bamboo | 1111-2 | 73 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Misty Air (LRV 70.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Misty Air
Darker than Misty Air
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-44 |
| Hex | #E3DEC7 |
| RGB | 227, 222, 199 |
| HSL | 49°, 33%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.3, -2.2, 11.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Misty Air (BM OC-44), published as #E3DEC7
#D2D4C5
#F5E8C7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Misty Air (BM OC-44)?
- Misty Air has an LRV of 70.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Misty Air is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Misty Air in another brand?
- Bamboo (PPG 1111-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Misty Air warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Misty Air as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.9; 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.