Benjamin Moore White Drifts OC-138

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What are Benjamin Moore White Drifts undertones?
Is White Drifts OC-138 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on White Drifts
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of White Drifts OC-138
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	White Drifts OC-138
Code:	OC-138
Name:	White Drifts
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore White Drifts?

Benjamin Moore White Drifts OC-138 is a pale, softly muted off-white with a noticeable yellow-beige cast in its #E3E2D5 color value. It reads warmer than a crisp white, but its low saturation keeps the effect restrained rather than creamy. In north-facing or dim rooms, White Drifts can appear slightly grayer and more hushed, while warmer daylight brings forward its gentle ivory undertone. Use it on walls, ceilings, or painted millwork where a bright white would feel too sharp. It pairs naturally with light oak, woven linen, warm gray stone, and deeper olive or charcoal accents.

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What are Benjamin Moore White Drifts undertones?

White Drifts is a light, very muted cream. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#E3E2D5

RGB code:

227, 226, 213

Is Benjamin Moore White Drifts cool or warm?

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cool

With a hue of 56°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

OC-138 White Drifts HSL code: 56, 20%, 86%

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 Drifts

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 White Drifts:

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 Drifts with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 236, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Luxe.

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LRV of White Drifts

White Drifts has an LRV of 73.69% 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 73.69%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#E3E2D5
RGB Decimal	227, 226, 213
RGB Percent	89.02%, 88.63%, 83.53%
HSV	Hue: 56° Saturation: 6.17% Value: 89.02%
HSL	hsl(56, 20, 86)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.44 Yellow: 6.17 Key: 10.98
YIQ	Y: 224.817 I: 4.773 Q: -3.834
XYZ	X: 70.883 Y: 75.528 Z: 73.777
CIE Lab	L:89.64 a:-1.921 b:6.473
CIE Luv	L:89.64 u:1.294 v:10.066
Decimal	14934741
Hunter Lab	86.907, -6.5, 10.502