Moonshine (BM OC-56)
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Moonshine (BM OC-56) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 66.5, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Moonshine
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Moonshine by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Moonshine, 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 | Opaline | SW 6189 | 73 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Mortar | N380-1 | 67.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Stony Path | 5007-1B | 70 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Anonymous | 1128-1 | 71 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Moonshine (LRV 66.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Moonshine
Darker than Moonshine
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-56 |
| Hex | #D6D8CF |
| RGB | 214, 216, 207 |
| HSL | 73°, 10%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.0, -2.3, 4.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Moonshine (BM OC-56), published as #D6D8CF
#C4CECD
#E8E2CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Moonshine (BM OC-56)?
- Moonshine has an LRV of 66.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Moonshine is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Moonshine in another brand?
- Stony Path (Valspar 5007-1B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Moonshine warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Moonshine as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.2; 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.