Mayonnaise (BM OC-85)
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Mayonnaise (BM OC-85) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 88.1, so it reflects about 88 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mayonnaise
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mayonnaise 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 Mayonnaise, 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 | Roman Column | SW 7562 | 88 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Cotton Fluff | W-D-400 | 90.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Betsy's Linen | 7005-16 | 91 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Combed Cotton | 1205-1 | 87 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Mayonnaise (LRV 88.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Mayonnaise
Darker than Mayonnaise
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-85 |
| Hex | #F9F5E5 |
| RGB | 249, 245, 229 |
| HSL | 48°, 63%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.5, -1.4, 8.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mayonnaise (BM OC-85), published as #F9F5E5
#E7EAE3
#FFFEE4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mayonnaise (BM OC-85)?
- Mayonnaise has an LRV of 88.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mayonnaise is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Mayonnaise in another brand?
- Cotton Fluff (Behr W-D-400) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mayonnaise warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mayonnaise as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.2; 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.