Halo (BM OC-46)
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Halo (BM OC-46) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 71.7, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Halo
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Halo 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 Halo, 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 | Nonchalant White | SW 6161 | 72 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Alpine Frost | BWC-28 | 72.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Madison Avenue | 7006-14 | 74 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cocoon | 1027-1 | 71 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Halo (LRV 71.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Halo
Darker than Halo
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-46 |
| Hex | #E0DED1 |
| RGB | 224, 222, 209 |
| HSL | 52°, 19%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.3, -1.6, 6.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Halo (BM OC-46), published as #E0DED1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Halo (BM OC-46)?
- Halo has an LRV of 71.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Halo is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Halo in another brand?
- Alpine Frost (Behr BWC-28) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Halo warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Halo as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.6; 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.