Elephant Tusk (BM OC-8)
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Elephant Tusk (BM OC-8) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 69.5, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Elephant Tusk
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Elephant Tusk 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 Elephant Tusk, 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 | Ionic Ivory | SW 6406 | 74 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Belvedere Cream | 770C-2 | 70.9 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Unforgettable | 7003-2 | 72 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Irresistible | 1094-1 | 73 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Elephant Tusk (LRV 69.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Elephant Tusk
Darker than Elephant Tusk
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-8 |
| Hex | #E4DCC4 |
| RGB | 228, 220, 196 |
| HSL | 45°, 37%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.8, -1.2, 12.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Elephant Tusk (BM OC-8), published as #E4DCC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Elephant Tusk (BM OC-8)?
- Elephant Tusk has an LRV of 69.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Elephant Tusk is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Elephant Tusk in another brand?
- Belvedere Cream (Behr 770C-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Elephant Tusk warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Elephant Tusk as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.8; 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.