Colonial Cream (BM OC-77)
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Colonial Cream (BM OC-77) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Colonial Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Colonial Cream 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 Colonial Cream, 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 | Crisp Linen | SW 6378 | 81 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Ivory | PPH-12 | 85.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Night Light | 7002-19 | 85 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Elegant Ivory | 1081-1 | 80 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Colonial Cream (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Colonial Cream
Darker than Colonial Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-77 |
| Hex | #F7EBDA |
| RGB | 247, 235, 218 |
| HSL | 35°, 64%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.6, 1.3, 9.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Colonial Cream (BM OC-77), published as #F7EBDA
#E6E1D8
#FFF5DA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Colonial Cream (BM OC-77)?
- Colonial Cream has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Colonial Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Colonial Cream in another brand?
- Night Light (Valspar 7002-19) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Colonial Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Colonial Cream as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.7; 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.