Pale Oak (BM OC-20) vs Egret White (SW 7570)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Egret White, LRV 70 vs 68.6.
- Warmer
- About the same, both greige (Lab b* 5.9 vs 5.7).
- North rooms
- Pale Oak drifts less gray (chroma drop 4.0 vs 4.5); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- Pink Damask BM 890, #F6F0E7, LRV 85.5: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.3, very close. At 1.3, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Pale Oak (BM OC-20) is about as light as Egret White (SW 7570) and about as warm: LRV 68.6 vs 70, deltaE 1.3 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Pale Oak | Egret White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | OC-20 | SW 7570 | |
| Hex | #DDD9CE | #DFD9CF | |
| RGB | 221, 217, 206 | 223, 217, 207 | |
| HSL | 44°, 18%, 84% | 37°, 20%, 84% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.6 | 70 | −1.4 |
| Lab L* | 86.7 | 86.9 | −0.2 |
| Lab a* | -0.5 | 0.3 | −0.9 |
| Lab b* | 5.9 | 5.7 | +0.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Greige | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Greige | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Oak (BM OC-20), published as #DDD9CE
#CCCFCC
#EFE3CE
Egret White (SW 7570), published as #DFD9CF
#CECFCD
#F1E3CF
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Egret White (SW 7570) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1.4 LRV points lighter (70 vs 68.6), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Pale Oak in other brands
Closest matches to Egret White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Pale Oak the same color as Egret White?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.3. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Pale Oak and Egret White.
- Which is lighter, Pale Oak or Egret White?
- Egret White, with an LRV of 70 against 68.6.
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Related comparisons
Sources: Pale Oak: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Egret White: 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.