Benjamin Moore Bavarian Cream OC-123
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| Official page: | Bavarian Cream OC-123 |
| Code: | OC-123 |
| Name: | Bavarian Cream |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Bavarian Cream?
Benjamin Moore Bavarian Cream OC-123 is a very light cream with a soft yellow cast, shown here as the pale, nearly white #F7F7E7. Its high brightness keeps it airy on broad walls, while the subtle warmth prevents it from reading like a stark white. In bright daylight, Bavarian Cream can appear clean and lightly buttery; under warmer bulbs, its creamy undertone becomes more noticeable. It suits kitchens, dining rooms, and bedrooms where a gentle off-white is wanted, especially alongside natural oak, linen, woven textures, and warm brass. Pair this color with muted sage, clay-toned accents, or deeper charcoal details for contrast without making the room feel cold.
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What are Benjamin Moore Bavarian Cream undertones?
Bavarian Cream is a near-white, very muted cream. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
247, 247, 231
Is Benjamin Moore Bavarian Cream cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 60°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
OC-123 Bavarian Cream HSL code: 60, 50%, 94%
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 Bavarian Cream
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Bavarian Cream:
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.
Lighter shades
OC-123
Bavarian Cream
Darker shades
OC-123
Bavarian Cream
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 Bavarian Cream with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 240, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Luxe.
LRV of Bavarian Cream
Bavarian Cream has an LRV of 88.88% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all light. Why LRV is important?
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 88.88%, 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 | #F7F7E7 |
| RGB Decimal | 247, 247, 231 |
| RGB Percent | 96.86%, 96.86%, 90.59% |
| HSV | Hue: 60° Saturation: 6.48% Value: 96.86% |
| HSL | hsl(60, 50, 94) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 6.48 Key: 3.14 |
| YIQ | Y: 245.176 I: 5.142 Q: -4.979 |
| XYZ | X: 86.039 Y: 92.066 Z: 88.817 |
| CIE Lab | L:96.847 a:-2.732 b:7.693 |
| CIE Luv | L:96.847 u:0.876 v:12.159 |
| Decimal | 16250855 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.951, -7.853, 12.283 |
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