Opal (BM OC-73)
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Opal (BM OC-73) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 84.3, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Opal
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Opal 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 Opal, 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 | Cotton White | SW 7104 | 87 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Light Touch | PPL-52 | 84.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Birchwood White | 7002-18 | 83 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lotus Petal | 1073-1 | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Opal (LRV 84.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Opal
Darker than Opal
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-73 |
| Hex | #F6ECDF |
| RGB | 246, 236, 223 |
| HSL | 34°, 56%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.9, 1.2, 7.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Opal (BM OC-73), published as #F6ECDF
#E4E2DD
#FFF6DF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Opal (BM OC-73)?
- Opal has an LRV of 84.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Opal is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Opal in another brand?
- Light Touch (Behr PPL-52) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Opal warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Opal as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.5; 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.