Windswept (BM OC-94)
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Windswept (BM OC-94) is a very light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 83.8, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Windswept
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Windswept 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 Windswept, 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 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cotton Field | BXC-35 | 87.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Polished Ivory | 7006-6 | 82 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spice Ivory | 1204-1 | 86 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Windswept (LRV 83.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Windswept
Darker than Windswept
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-94 |
| Hex | #F7EFDC |
| RGB | 247, 239, 220 |
| HSL | 42°, 63%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.6, -0.5, 10.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Windswept (BM OC-94), published as #F7EFDC
#E6E5DA
#FFF9DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Windswept (BM OC-94)?
- Windswept has an LRV of 83.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Windswept is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Windswept in another brand?
- Cotton Field (Behr BXC-35) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Windswept warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Windswept as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.2; 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.