Benjamin Moore Old Prairie / 2143-50 / OC-42

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Old Prairie for bedroom (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore Old Prairie reviews (6 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Old Prairie undertones?
Is Old Prairie OC-42 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Old Prairie
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Old Prairie OC-42
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Old Prairie OC-42
Code:	OC-42
Name:	Old Prairie
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Old Prairie?

Benjamin Moore Old Prairie OC-42 is a pale, softened off-white with a gentle beige cast and a faint muted yellow-green undertone. Its high lightness keeps it airy on broad walls, while the subdued color prevents it from reading as stark white. In daylight, Old Prairie can look like a lightly weathered cream; under warmer bulbs, its beige warmth becomes more apparent. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where crisp white trim would feel too sharp. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, soft clay accents, or deeper olive and brown tones for an earthy, grounded palette.

Old Prairie for bedroom (2 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

Benjamin Moore Old Prairie bedroom panelling color

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Benjamin Moore Old Prairie reviews (6 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

Benjamin Moore Old Prairie hallway paint

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Benjamin Moore Old Prairie kitchen interior

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What are Benjamin Moore Old Prairie undertones?

Old Prairie OC-42 reads as a near-white, softly muted off-white with a light yellow-leaning cast in the supplied digital sample. Its visible color character is restrained rather than creamy, with only a subtle warmth and little strong color saturation. Benjamin Moore describes it as having notes of green and gray, which can help explain why this off-white may look less overtly yellow than other warm-leaning whites. Warm artificial light may bring out its gentle warmth, while cool daylight can make its gray-green influence feel more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#E2E0D1

RGB code:

226, 224, 209

Is Benjamin Moore Old Prairie cool or warm?

warm

cool

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

OC-42 Old Prairie HSL code: 53, 23%, 85%

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 Old Prairie

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 Old Prairie:

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 Old Prairie 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 Old Prairie

Old Prairie has an LRV of 72.22% 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 72.22%, 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	#E2E0D1
RGB Decimal	226, 224, 209
RGB Percent	88.63%, 87.84%, 81.96%
HSV	Hue: 53° Saturation: 7.52% Value: 88.63%
HSL	hsl(53, 23, 85)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.88 Yellow: 7.52 Key: 11.37
YIQ	Y: 222.888 I: 6.012 Q: -4.245
XYZ	X: 69.526 Y: 74.084 Z: 70.941
CIE Lab	L:88.962 a:-1.911 b:7.585
CIE Luv	L:88.962 u:1.985 v:11.683
Decimal	14868689
Hunter Lab	86.072, -6.44, 11.383