Creamy White (BM OC-7)
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Creamy White (BM OC-7) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Creamy White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Creamy White 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 Creamy 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 | Warm Winter | SW 9506 | 70 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Desert Plain | ECC-21-1 | 72.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Unforgettable | 7003-2 | 72 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Navajo White | 1101-2 | 73 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Creamy White (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Creamy White
Darker than Creamy White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-7 |
| Hex | #E3DCC8 |
| RGB | 227, 220, 200 |
| HSL | 44°, 33%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.8, -1.0, 10.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Creamy White (BM OC-7), published as #E3DCC8
#D2D2C6
#F5E6C8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Creamy White (BM OC-7)?
- Creamy White has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Creamy White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Creamy White in another brand?
- Unforgettable (Valspar 7003-2) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Creamy White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Creamy White as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.