Paper White (BM OC-55)
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Paper White (BM OC-55) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.4, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Paper White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Paper White 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 Paper White, 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 | Glacier Bay | SW 9626 | 75 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Winds Breath | GR-W06 | 74.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blizzard Fog | 7006-18 | 75 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Tundra Frost | 1009-1 | 75 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Paper White (LRV 74.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Paper White
Darker than Paper White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-55 |
| Hex | #E0E2DC |
| RGB | 224, 226, 220 |
| HSL | 80°, 9%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, -1.7, 2.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Paper White (BM OC-55), published as #E0E2DC
#CED8DA
#F2ECDC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Paper White (BM OC-55)?
- Paper White has an LRV of 74.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Paper White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Paper White in another brand?
- Winds Breath (Behr GR-W06) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Paper White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Paper White as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.7; 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.