Benjamin Moore Deserted Island / Sandy Shores / 948 / OC-99
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| Official page: | Deserted Island OC-99 |
| Code: | OC-99 |
| Name: | Deserted Island |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Deserted Island?
Benjamin Moore Deserted Island OC-99 is a very light cream-beige with a gentle warm cast drawn from its soft ivory and pale sand coloring. It has low saturation, so it reads clean and airy on broad walls rather than noticeably yellow or tan. In bright natural light, Deserted Island can appear closer to creamy off-white, while evening or warmer artificial light brings out its biscuit-like warmth. Use it in living rooms, bedrooms, or hallways where a white would feel too stark, and pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, warm brass, and muted clay or olive accents. It also makes a quiet backdrop for deeper brown trim or charcoal details.
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What are Benjamin Moore Deserted Island undertones?
Deserted Island is a near-white, very muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:
239, 229, 208
Is Benjamin Moore Deserted Island cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 41° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
OC-99 Deserted Island HSL code: 41, 49%, 88%
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 Deserted Island
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 Deserted Island:
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-99
Deserted Island
Darker shades
OC-99
Deserted Island
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 Deserted Island with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 221, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.
LRV of Deserted Island
Deserted Island has an LRV of 75.86% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of 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 75.86%, 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 | #EFE5D0 |
| RGB Decimal | 239, 229, 208 |
| RGB Percent | 93.73%, 89.80%, 81.57% |
| HSV | Hue: 41° Saturation: 12.97% Value: 93.73% |
| HSL | hsl(41, 49, 88) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.18 Yellow: 12.97 Key: 6.27 |
| YIQ | Y: 229.596 I: 12.707 Q: -4.42 |
| XYZ | X: 74.999 Y: 78.944 Z: 70.944 |
| CIE Lab | L:91.209 a:-0.072 b:11.457 |
| CIE Luv | L:91.209 u:7.07 v:17.004 |
| Decimal | 15721936 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.851, -4.816, 14.854 |
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