Benjamin Moore Morning Dew / 1493 / OC-140

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Benjamin Moore Morning Dew for bathroom (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore Morning Dew reviews (4 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Morning Dew undertones?
Is Morning Dew OC-140 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Morning Dew
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Morning Dew OC-140
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Morning Dew OC-140
Code:	OC-140
Name:	Morning Dew
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Morning Dew?

Benjamin Moore Morning Dew OC-140 is a pale, muted off-white with a soft beige-gray cast. Its low saturation keeps it from reading creamy or yellow, while the slightly warm undertone prevents it from feeling stark. In bright daylight, Morning Dew can appear close to a clean, lightly warmed white; under softer evening light, its gentle greige character becomes more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, hallways, and open living areas where a quiet wall color is wanted without the contrast of a true white. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, honed stone, and deeper taupe or charcoal accents for a grounded palette.

Benjamin Moore OC-140 for bathroom

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Benjamin Moore Morning Dew reviews (4 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Morning Dew undertones?

Morning Dew is a light, very muted straw beige. 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:

#DDDCCD

RGB code:

221, 220, 205

Is Benjamin Moore Morning Dew cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 56°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

OC-140 Morning Dew HSL code: 56, 19%, 84%

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 Morning Dew

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 Morning Dew:

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 Morning Dew with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 236, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Luxe.

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LRV of Morning Dew

Morning Dew has an LRV of 69.33% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 69.33%, 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	#DDDCCD
RGB Decimal	221, 220, 205
RGB Percent	86.67%, 86.27%, 80.39%
HSV	Hue: 56° Saturation: 7.24% Value: 86.67%
HSL	hsl(56, 19, 84)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.45 Yellow: 7.24 Key: 13.33
YIQ	Y: 218.589 I: 5.416 Q: -4.456
XYZ	X: 66.429 Y: 70.967 Z: 67.939
CIE Lab	L:87.469 a:-2.265 b:7.491
CIE Luv	L:87.469 u:1.406 v:11.577
Decimal	14539981
Hunter Lab	84.242, -6.666, 11.153