Benjamin Moore Feather Down / 953 / OC-6

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Benjamin Moore OC-6 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
Feather Down for exterior (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore Feather Down reviews (1 photo)
What are Benjamin Moore Feather Down undertones?
Is Feather Down OC-6 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Feather Down
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Feather Down OC-6
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Feather Down OC-6
Code:	OC-6
Name:	Feather Down
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Feather Down?

Benjamin Moore Feather Down OC-6 is a pale, warm off-white with a gentle beige cast and a subtle creamy softness. Its light value keeps rooms bright, while the muted color prevents it from reading as stark white. In daylight, Feather Down can appear lightly warmed and sandy; under warmer bulbs, its cream-beige undertone becomes more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and open-plan walls where a quiet neutral backdrop is needed. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, brushed brass, and deeper brown or charcoal accents for definition.

Benjamin Moore OC-6 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Benjamin Moore Feather Down kitchen cabinets color review

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Feather Down for exterior

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 beige hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Benjamin Moore Feather Down reviews

View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige 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 Feather Down undertones?

Feather Down OC-6 reads as a light, muted off-white with a soft beige cast rather than a crisp bright white. In the supplied digital sample, its subtle color bias leans yellow, though it remains close to neutral and the exact undertone is low-confidence from a screen color alone. Benjamin Moore describes it as an “eye-pleasing off white that verges on beige,” which fits its visibly warm-leaning off-white character. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its creamy beige quality, while cool daylight can make it appear closer to a neutral pale off-white.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#E6E0CF

RGB code:

230, 224, 207

Is Benjamin Moore Feather Down cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 44°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

OC-6 Feather Down HSL code: 44, 32%, 86%

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 Feather Down

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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Feather Down:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Feather Down with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 224, such as Benjamin Moore Bachelor Blue and Coastline.

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LRV of Feather Down

Feather Down has an LRV of 73.16% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of 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 73.16%, 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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Format	Code
HEX	#E6E0CF
RGB Decimal	230, 224, 207
RGB Percent	90.20%, 87.84%, 81.18%
HSV	Hue: 44° Saturation: 10.0% Value: 90.2%
HSL	hsl(44, 32, 86)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.61 Yellow: 10.0 Key: 9.8
YIQ	Y: 223.856 I: 9.038 Q: -4.021
XYZ	X: 70.549 Y: 74.64 Z: 69.705
CIE Lab	L:89.224 a:-0.841 b:9.05
CIE Luv	L:89.224 u:4.449 v:13.623
Decimal	15130831
Hunter Lab	86.394, -5.428, 12.64