Benjamin Moore Alabaster OC-129

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Alabaster for bedroom (5 photos)
Alabaster for exterior (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore Alabaster reviews (7 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Alabaster undertones?
Is Alabaster OC-129 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Alabaster
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Alabaster OC-129
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Alabaster OC-129
Code:	OC-129
Name:	Alabaster
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Alabaster?

Benjamin Moore Alabaster OC-129 is a pale, softly warmed off-white with a subtle creamy cast rather than a sharp, icy appearance. Its light value keeps rooms feeling open, while the slight beige-yellow undertone gives white walls a gentler edge. In bright daylight, Alabaster reads clean and lightly warm; under warmer evening bulbs, its creaminess becomes more noticeable. It suits whole-room walls, ceilings, and trim when a cohesive white backdrop is wanted. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, brushed brass, and muted clay or olive accents for a grounded, layered interior.

Alabaster for bedroom (5 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Alabaster for exterior (2 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Benjamin Moore Alabaster reviews (7 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Benjamin Moore Alabaster undertones?

Alabaster OC-129 reads as a very light, low-saturation off-white that is close to neutral in the supplied digital sample. The sample leans slightly toward yellow overall, but that bias is faint, so a firm undertone call is not supported by the HEX alone. Benjamin Moore describes it as a white with “a flattering touch of pink,” which suggests a subtle pink influence within its primarily white, softly warm-looking character rather than a distinctly pink color. Warm artificial light may make its slight warmth or any pink cast easier to notice, while cool daylight may make it appear cleaner and more neutral.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#F1EFE8

RGB code:

241, 239, 232

Is Benjamin Moore Alabaster cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 47°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

OC-129 Alabaster HSL code: 47, 24%, 93%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Alabaster

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Alabaster:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Darker shades

OC-129
Alabaster

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Alabaster with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 227, such as Benjamin Moore Bachelor Blue and Approaching Storm.

OC-129
Alabaster

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LRV of Alabaster

Alabaster has an LRV of 85.08% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 85.08%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#f1efe8
RGB Decimal	241, 239, 232
RGB Percent	94.51%, 93.73%, 90.98%
HSV	Hue: 47° Saturation: 3.73% Value: 94.51%
HSL	hsl(47, 24, 93)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.83 Yellow: 3.73 Key: 5.49
YIQ	Y: 238.8 I: 3.441 Q: -1.755
XYZ	X: 81.704 Y: 86.26 Z: 88.668
CIE Lab	L:94.424 a:-0.549 b:3.619
CIE Luv	L:94.424 u:1.526 v:5.62
Decimal	15855592
Hunter Lab	92.876, -5.505, 8.41