Ballet White (BM OC-9)
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Ballet White (BM OC-9) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ballet White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Ballet White 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 Ballet White, 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 | Arrowroote | SW 9502 | 73 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Off White | 73 | 76 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gracious | 6007-1A | 72 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Focus | 1008-1 | 75 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Ballet White (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Ballet White
Darker than Ballet White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-9 |
| Hex | #E5E0D0 |
| RGB | 229, 224, 208 |
| HSL | 46°, 29%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -1.0, 8.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ballet White (BM OC-9), published as #E5E0D0
#D4D6CE
#F7EAD0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ballet White (BM OC-9)?
- Ballet White has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ballet White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ballet White in another brand?
- Off White (Behr 73) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ballet White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Ballet White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.