White Blush (BM OC-86)
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White Blush (BM OC-86) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 84.7, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with White Blush
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for White Blush 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 White Blush, 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 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Coconut Twist | GR-W14 | 88.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | December Starlight | 7003-7 | 87 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | White Chip | 15-06 | 87 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to White Blush (LRV 84.7) by LRV.
Lighter than White Blush
Darker than White Blush
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-86 |
| Hex | #F6F0E1 |
| RGB | 246, 240, 225 |
| HSL | 43°, 54%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.9, -0.5, 8.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Blush (BM OC-86), published as #F6F0E1
#E4E6DF
#FFFAE1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of White Blush (BM OC-86)?
- White Blush has an LRV of 84.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so White Blush is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to White Blush in another brand?
- Roman Column (SW 7562) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is White Blush warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists White Blush as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.0; 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.