Gentle Cream (BM OC-96)
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Gentle Cream (BM OC-96) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 71.3, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gentle Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gentle 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 Gentle 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 | Antique White | SW 6119 | 72 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Castle Ridge | PWN-41 | 73.9 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Malted Milk | 7003-9 | 75 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Heavy Cream | 1098-2 | 73 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Gentle Cream (LRV 71.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Gentle Cream
Darker than Gentle Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-96 |
| Hex | #E9DDC5 |
| RGB | 233, 221, 197 |
| HSL | 40°, 45%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, 0.2, 13.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gentle Cream (BM OC-96), published as #E9DDC5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gentle Cream (BM OC-96)?
- Gentle Cream has an LRV of 71.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gentle Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gentle Cream in another brand?
- Castle Ridge (Behr PWN-41) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gentle Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gentle Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.3; 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.