Benjamin Moore White Down / 970 / CC-50 / OC-131

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White Down for living room (4 photos)
Benjamin Moore White Down reviews (2 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore White Down undertones?
Is White Down OC-131 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on White Down
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of White Down OC-131
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	White Down OC-131
Code:	OC-131
Name:	White Down
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore White Down?

Benjamin Moore's White Down (OC-131) is a sophisticated, warm white paint that enriches any room with its creamy and inviting tone.

The color has subtle beige undertones, creating a cozy and welcoming atmosphere that is ideal for living spaces, bedrooms, and kitchens. Its versatility allows it to blend seamlessly with both contemporary and traditional decor, enhancing natural light and providing a serene and elegant backdrop. Homeowners often choose White Down to achieve a timeless and refined interior aesthetic, perfect for enhancing the overall ambiance of their home.

White Down for living room (4 photos)

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

Benjamin Moore White Down living room interior

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Benjamin Moore White Down reviews (2 photos)

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

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What are Benjamin Moore White Down undertones?

White Down reads as a light, muted off-white with a soft yellow-leaning warmth rather than a crisp, stark white. The supplied digital color is low in saturation, so its warm bias appears subtle and can shift with surrounding colors and lighting. Benjamin Moore describes it as having a “barest cream undertone,” which fits its visibly warm off-white character rather than making it a strongly creamy color. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its gentle cream warmth, while cool daylight can make it appear cleaner and closer to a neutral white.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#EBE6D7

RGB code:

235, 230, 215

Is Benjamin Moore White Down cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 45°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

OC-131 White Down HSL code: 45, 33%, 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 White Down

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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Morning

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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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore White Down:

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 White Down with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 225, such as Benjamin Moore Bachelor Blue and Approaching Storm.

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LRV of White Down

White Down has an LRV of 76.69% 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 76.69%, 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	#EBE6D7
RGB Decimal	235, 230, 215
RGB Percent	92.16%, 90.20%, 84.31%
HSV	Hue: 45° Saturation: 8.51% Value: 92.16%
HSL	hsl(45, 33, 88)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.13 Yellow: 8.51 Key: 7.84
YIQ	Y: 229.785 I: 7.8 Q: -3.61
XYZ	X: 74.821 Y: 79.163 Z: 75.61
CIE Lab	L:91.308 a:-0.864 b:7.906
CIE Luv	L:91.308 u:3.733 v:12.012
Decimal	15460055
Hunter Lab	88.973, -5.596, 11.897