Hazy Skies (BM OC-48)
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Hazy Skies (BM OC-48) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hazy Skies
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Hazy Skies 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 Hazy Skies, 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 | Ancient Marble | SW 6162 | 60 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Ocean Pearl | 780C-3 | 62.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Brown Buzz | 6005-3B | 57 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | French Gray Linen | 1029-3 | 57 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Hazy Skies (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Hazy Skies
Darker than Hazy Skies
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-48 |
| Hex | #CECBBA |
| RGB | 206, 203, 186 |
| HSL | 51°, 17%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.5, -1.9, 8.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hazy Skies (BM OC-48), published as #CECBBA
#BDC1B8
#E0D5BA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hazy Skies (BM OC-48)?
- Hazy Skies has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hazy Skies is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Hazy Skies in another brand?
- Brown Buzz (Valspar 6005-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hazy Skies warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Hazy Skies as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.9; 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.