Benjamin Moore Seashell / 926 / OC-120

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What are Benjamin Moore Seashell undertones?
Is Seashell OC-120 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Seashell
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Seashell OC-120
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Seashell OC-120
Code:	OC-120
Name:	Seashell
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Seashell?

Benjamin Moore Seashell OC-120 is a light, softly warmed off-white with a noticeable creamy beige cast. Its pale yellow undertone keeps it from reading stark, while the low saturation gives it a quiet, lightly sunlit appearance. In bright natural light, Seashell can look close to ivory; under warm lamps, its beige warmth becomes more apparent. It suits living room and bedroom walls where a clean white would feel too crisp, and it can also soften a hallway or open-plan space. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, and muted clay or olive accents for a grounded palette.

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What are Benjamin Moore Seashell undertones?

Seashell OC-120 reads as a very light, softly muted off-white with a subtle yellow-leaning warmth in the supplied digital sample. Its undertone is faint rather than dominant, so it can appear close to neutral while still avoiding a crisp blue-white look. Benjamin Moore describes it as having a “delicate silver-green” quality, which suggests a cool green-gray nuance within its off-white character rather than changing its overall light, low-saturation appearance. Warm artificial light may bring out more creaminess, while cool daylight may make its quieter neutral-to-slightly-cool side easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#ECE9D8

RGB code:

236, 233, 216

Is Benjamin Moore Seashell cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 51°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

OC-120 Seashell HSL code: 51, 34%, 89%

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 Seashell

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 Seashell:

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

OC-120
Seashell

Darker shades

OC-120
Seashell

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 Seashell with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 231, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Evening Dove.

OC-120
Seashell

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LRV of Seashell

Seashell has an LRV of 79.82% 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 79.82%, 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	#ECE9D8
RGB Decimal	236, 233, 216
RGB Percent	92.55%, 91.37%, 84.71%
HSV	Hue: 51° Saturation: 8.47% Value: 92.55%
HSL	hsl(51, 34, 89)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.27 Yellow: 8.47 Key: 7.45
YIQ	Y: 231.959 I: 7.251 Q: -4.656
XYZ	X: 76.123 Y: 81.069 Z: 76.585
CIE Lab	L:92.162 a:-1.884 b:8.622
CIE Luv	L:92.162 u:2.675 v:13.268
Decimal	15526360
Hunter Lab	90.038, -6.654, 12.596