Cream Froth (BM OC-97)
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Cream Froth (BM OC-97) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 86.2, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cream Froth
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cream Froth 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 Cream Froth, 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 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Creamy White | W-D-710 | 89.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | December Starlight | 7003-7 | 87 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | White Chip | 15-06 | 87 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Cream Froth (LRV 86.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Cream Froth
Darker than Cream Froth
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-97 |
| Hex | #FAF3E3 |
| RGB | 250, 243, 227 |
| HSL | 42°, 70%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.0, -0.3, 8.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cream Froth (BM OC-97), published as #FAF3E3
#E8E9E1
#FFFEE3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cream Froth (BM OC-97)?
- Cream Froth has an LRV of 86.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cream Froth is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cream Froth in another brand?
- Creamy White (Behr W-D-710) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cream Froth warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cream Froth as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.5; 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.