Whitewater Bay (BM OC-70)
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Whitewater Bay (BM OC-70) is a very light, neutral white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 84.7, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Whitewater Bay
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Whitewater Bay 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 Whitewater Bay, 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 | Ibis White | SW 7000 | 84 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Soft Breeze | W-B-610 | 87.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sugarcane Pink | 7001-22 | 85 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Summer Lily | 1191-1 | 85 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore white colors nearest to Whitewater Bay (LRV 84.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Whitewater Bay
Darker than Whitewater Bay
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-70 |
| Hex | #F4EFEA |
| RGB | 244, 239, 234 |
| HSL | 30°, 31%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.7, 0.8, 3.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Whitewater Bay (BM OC-70), published as #F4EFEA
#E2E5E8
#FFF9EA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Whitewater Bay (BM OC-70)?
- Whitewater Bay has an LRV of 84.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Whitewater Bay is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Whitewater Bay in another brand?
- Soft Breeze (Behr W-B-610) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Whitewater Bay warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Whitewater Bay as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.0; 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.