Benjamin Moore French Canvas / 1514 / OC-41

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French Canvas for bedroom (3 photos)
French Canvas for living room (4 photos)
French Canvas for exterior (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore French Canvas reviews (5 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore French Canvas undertones?
Is French Canvas OC-41 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on French Canvas
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of French Canvas OC-41
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	French Canvas OC-41
Code:	OC-41
Name:	French Canvas
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore French Canvas?

Benjamin Moore French Canvas OC-41 is a pale, softly muted off-white with a gentle warm cast that keeps it from reading stark. Its subtle beige-yellow undertone is most noticeable in bright daylight, while lower or cooler light can make the color appear quieter and slightly more neutral. French Canvas has enough depth to define walls without creating a strong contrast against white trim. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where natural wood, linen upholstery, woven textures, and warm stone are part of the palette. Pair it with creamy whites, light oak, muted olive, or earthy clay accents for a grounded, low-contrast look.

French Canvas for bedroom (3 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing beige 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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Benjamin Moore French Canvas bedroom paint

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Benjamin Moore French Canvas bedroom interior

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French Canvas for living room (4 photos)

Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space

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Benjamin Moore French Canvas living room review

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Benjamin Moore French Canvas living room color

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French Canvas 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 French Canvas reviews (5 photos)

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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Benjamin Moore French Canvas hallway paint

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Benjamin Moore French Canvas hallway color

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Benjamin Moore French Canvas dining room color

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What are Benjamin Moore French Canvas undertones?

French Canvas is a near-white with a soft, muted off-white character and very low saturation. In the supplied digital sample, it reads slightly yellow-leaning overall, though that bias is subtle rather than strongly creamy or beige. Benjamin Moore describes French Canvas as having “unique greenish gray undertones,” which can help explain why its off-white base may appear less warm and more subdued than a typical yellow-based cream. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its gentle warmth, while cool daylight can make the gray-green influence easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#E5E3D4

RGB code:

229, 227, 212

Is Benjamin Moore French Canvas cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 53°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

OC-41 French Canvas HSL code: 53, 25%, 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 French Canvas

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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Morning

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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 French Canvas:

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 French Canvas with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 233, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Evening Dove.

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LRV of French Canvas

French Canvas has an LRV of 74.05% 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 74.05%, 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	#E5E3D4
RGB Decimal	229, 227, 212
RGB Percent	89.80%, 89.02%, 83.14%
HSV	Hue: 53° Saturation: 7.42% Value: 89.8%
HSL	hsl(53, 25, 86)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.87 Yellow: 7.42 Key: 10.2
YIQ	Y: 225.888 I: 6.012 Q: -4.245
XYZ	X: 71.663 Y: 76.35 Z: 73.231
CIE Lab	L:90.022 a:-1.908 b:7.566
CIE Luv	L:90.022 u:1.984 v:11.677
Decimal	15066068
Hunter Lab	87.379, -6.516, 11.474