Vanilla Ice Cream (BM OC-90)
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Vanilla Ice Cream (BM OC-90) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 86.8, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vanilla Ice Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Vanilla Ice Cream 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 Vanilla Ice Cream, 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 | Paperwhite | SW 7105 | 87 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Painter's Canvas | M320-1 | 88.9 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Saffron Ivory | 7003-21 | 88 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spice Ivory | 1204-1 | 86 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Vanilla Ice Cream (LRV 86.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Vanilla Ice Cream
Darker than Vanilla Ice Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-90 |
| Hex | #FAF3E0 |
| RGB | 250, 243, 224 |
| HSL | 44°, 72%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.9, -0.8, 10.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vanilla Ice Cream (BM OC-90), published as #FAF3E0
#E8E9DE
#FFFEE0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vanilla Ice Cream (BM OC-90)?
- Vanilla Ice Cream has an LRV of 86.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vanilla Ice Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Vanilla Ice Cream in another brand?
- Painter's Canvas (Behr M320-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Vanilla Ice Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Vanilla Ice Cream as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.0; 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.