Benjamin Moore Niveous / 944 / Albany White / OC-36
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| Official page: | Niveous OC-36 |
| Code: | OC-36 |
| Name: | Niveous |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Niveous?
Benjamin Moore Niveous OC-36 is a pale off-white with a noticeable creamy beige cast, drawn from its soft yellow undertone. Its light value keeps it airy on broad walls, while the muted warmth prevents it from reading as a stark, icy white. In bright daylight, Niveous can appear lightly sun-washed; under warm lamps, its ivory side becomes more apparent. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a gentle backdrop is wanted, especially alongside natural oak, linen, woven fibers, and warm stone. Pair this shade with soft taupes, muted greens, or deep charcoal accents for definition.
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What are Benjamin Moore Niveous undertones?
Niveous is a light, muted cream. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:
234, 228, 205
Is Benjamin Moore Niveous cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 48°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
OC-36 Niveous HSL code: 48, 41%, 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 Niveous
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Niveous:
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
Darker shades
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 Niveous with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 228, such as Benjamin Moore Bachelor Blue and Approaching Storm.
LRV of Niveous
Niveous has an LRV of 75.2% 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 75.2%, 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 | #EAE4CD |
| RGB Decimal | 234, 228, 205 |
| RGB Percent | 91.76%, 89.41%, 80.39% |
| HSV | Hue: 48° Saturation: 12.39% Value: 91.76% |
| HSL | hsl(48, 41, 86) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.56 Yellow: 12.39 Key: 8.24 |
| YIQ | Y: 227.172 I: 10.966 Q: -5.888 |
| XYZ | X: 72.693 Y: 77.388 Z: 68.849 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.5 a:-1.801 b:11.958 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.5 u:4.796 v:18.022 |
| Decimal | 15393997 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.97, -6.448, 15.177 |
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