Sand Dollar (BM OC-71)
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Sand Dollar (BM OC-71) is a very light, neutral white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sand Dollar
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sand Dollar 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 Sand Dollar, 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 | Arcade White | SW 7100 | 86 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pearl Drops | 700C-1 | 83.5 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pearly Violet | 7001-23 | 86 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Linen Ruffle | 1075-1 | 83 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore white colors nearest to Sand Dollar (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Sand Dollar
Darker than Sand Dollar
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-71 |
| Hex | #F0EBE4 |
| RGB | 240, 235, 228 |
| HSL | 35°, 29%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.3, 0.5, 4.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sand Dollar (BM OC-71), published as #F0EBE4
#DEE1E2
#FFF5E4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sand Dollar (BM OC-71)?
- Sand Dollar has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sand Dollar is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Sand Dollar in another brand?
- Pearl Drops (Behr 700C-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sand Dollar warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sand Dollar as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.0; 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.