Benjamin Moore Timid White / 2148-60 / OC-39
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- Benjamin Moore OC-39 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
- Benjamin Moore Timid White reviews (8 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Timid White undertones?
- Is Timid White OC-39 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Timid White
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Timid White OC-39
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Timid White OC-39 |
| Code: | OC-39 |
| Name: | Timid White |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Timid White?
Benjamin Moore Timid White OC-39 is a pale, warm off-white with a soft creamy cast rather than a crisp, icy-white look. Its light value keeps walls bright, while the gentle yellow-beige undertone adds a little warmth to north-facing rooms or spaces with cooler daylight. In strong sun, this shade can read closer to a lightly buttered white; at night, it takes on a quieter ivory appearance. Use it across living room, bedroom, or hallway walls when you want a low-contrast backdrop for oak, linen, woven natural-fiber rugs, and aged brass. Timid White also pairs well with muted greens, warm gray-beiges, and deeper brown accents.
Benjamin Moore OC-39 on kitchen cabinets
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Benjamin Moore Timid White reviews (8 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore Timid White undertones?
Timid White reads as a light, very muted off-white with a soft cream-yellow cast rather than a stark, pure white. The supplied digital sample shows only a subtle yellow bias, so its undertone is best understood as a gentle warmth within an otherwise near-neutral white. Benjamin Moore describes it as having “delicate cream tones,” which aligns with that visible creamy character. Warm artificial light may make the creaminess more noticeable, while cool daylight can make it appear cleaner and closer to a neutral off-white.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
242, 238, 221
Is Benjamin Moore Timid White cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 49°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
OC-39 Timid White HSL code: 49, 45%, 91%
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 Timid White
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Timid White:
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 Timid White with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 229, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Comet.
LRV of Timid White
Timid White has an LRV of 82.45% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all 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 82.45%, 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 | #F2EEDD |
| RGB Decimal | 242, 238, 221 |
| RGB Percent | 94.90%, 93.33%, 86.67% |
| HSV | Hue: 49° Saturation: 8.68% Value: 94.9% |
| HSL | hsl(49, 45, 91) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.65 Yellow: 8.68 Key: 5.1 |
| YIQ | Y: 237.258 I: 7.846 Q: -4.444 |
| XYZ | X: 80.241 Y: 85.247 Z: 80.614 |
| CIE Lab | L:93.99 a:-1.534 b:8.706 |
| CIE Luv | L:93.99 u:3.254 v:13.37 |
| Decimal | 15920861 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.33, -6.447, 12.864 |
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