Benjamin Moore Soft Chamois / 969 / OC-13

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Soft Chamois for bedroom (1 photo)
Soft Chamois for living room (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore Soft Chamois reviews (6 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Soft Chamois undertones?
Is Soft Chamois OC-13 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Soft Chamois
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Soft Chamois OC-13
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Soft Chamois OC-13
Code:	OC-13
Name:	Soft Chamois
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Soft Chamois?

Benjamin Moore Soft Chamois OC-13 is a pale, lightly warmed off-white with a soft creamy cast rather than a stark white appearance. Its subtle yellow-beige undertone keeps the color from feeling cold, while its high lightness allows it to reflect plenty of light on broad walls. In bright daylight, Soft Chamois reads clean and gently ivory; under warm lamps, the creamy side becomes more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and ceilings where a quiet, softened neutral is wanted. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, warm brass, and deeper taupe or muted olive accents for contrast.

Soft Chamois for bedroom

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.

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Soft Chamois for living room

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

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Benjamin Moore Soft Chamois reviews (6 photos)

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Benjamin Moore Soft Chamois bathroom interior

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What are Benjamin Moore Soft Chamois undertones?

Soft Chamois is a near-white with low saturation and a subtle yellow-leaning warmth, so it reads as a soft off-white rather than a crisp, stark white. The yellow bias in the supplied digital sample is faint, making the color generally neutral-looking with a gentle creamy cast. Benjamin Moore describes it as “a soothing white with a warm, delicately shaded cast,” which aligns with its visibly warm off-white family rather than suggesting a strong or distinct undertone. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its soft yellow warmth, while cool daylight can make it appear cleaner and closer to neutral.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#E8E5D8

RGB code:

232, 229, 216

Is Benjamin Moore Soft Chamois cool or warm?

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cool

With a hue of 49°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

OC-13 Soft Chamois HSL code: 49, 26%, 88%

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 Soft Chamois

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 Soft Chamois:

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 Soft Chamois with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 229, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Comet.

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LRV of Soft Chamois

Soft Chamois has an LRV of 77.4% 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 77.4%, 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	#E8E5D8
RGB Decimal	232, 229, 216
RGB Percent	90.98%, 89.80%, 84.71%
HSV	Hue: 49° Saturation: 6.9% Value: 90.98%
HSL	hsl(49, 26, 88)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.29 Yellow: 6.9 Key: 9.02
YIQ	Y: 228.415 I: 5.965 Q: -3.411
XYZ	X: 73.69 Y: 78.153 Z: 76.15
CIE Lab	L:90.85 a:-1.226 b:6.695
CIE Luv	L:90.85 u:2.45 v:10.289
Decimal	15263192
Hunter Lab	88.404, -5.917, 10.811