Deserted Island (BM OC-99)
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Deserted Island (BM OC-99) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.9, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Deserted Island
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Deserted Island 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 Deserted Island, 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 | Classical White | SW 2829 | 76 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ancient Ivory | BWC-16 | 79.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Frolic | 7003-12 | 80 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Morocco Sand | 1096-2 | 77 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Deserted Island (LRV 75.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Deserted Island
Darker than Deserted Island
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-99 |
| Hex | #EFE5D0 |
| RGB | 239, 229, 208 |
| HSL | 41°, 49%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.2, -0.1, 11.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Deserted Island (BM OC-99), published as #EFE5D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Deserted Island (BM OC-99)?
- Deserted Island has an LRV of 75.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Deserted Island is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Deserted Island in another brand?
- Ancient Ivory (Behr BWC-16) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Deserted Island warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Deserted Island as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.5; 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.