Parchment (BM OC-78)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Parchment (BM OC-78) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 79.9, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Parchment
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Parchment 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 Parchment, 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 | Eggwhite | SW 6364 | 80 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Cafe Cream | PPU4-09 | 82.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Orange Sparkle | 2007-4C | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Belleek | 18-25 | 80 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Parchment (LRV 79.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Parchment
Darker than Parchment
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-78 |
| Hex | #F7E7D4 |
| RGB | 247, 231, 212 |
| HSL | 33°, 69%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, 2.4, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Parchment (BM OC-78), published as #F7E7D4
#E6DDD2
#FFF1D4
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Benjamin Moore
More from Benjamin Moore
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Parchment (BM OC-78)?
- Parchment has an LRV of 79.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Parchment is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Parchment in another brand?
- Belleek (PPG 18-25) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Parchment warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Parchment as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.