Benjamin Moore Pale Oak / 858 / OC-20

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Pale Oak for bedroom (11 photos)
Pale Oak for living room (41 photos)
Benjamin Moore Pale Oak for bathroom (9 photos)
Benjamin Moore OC-20 on kitchen cabinets (20 photos)
Benjamin Moore Pale Oak reviews (28 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Pale Oak undertones?
Is Pale Oak OC-20 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Pale Oak
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Pale Oak OC-20
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Pale Oak OC-20
Code:	OC-20
Name:	Pale Oak
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Pale Oak?

Benjamin Moore Pale Oak is a soft and warm neutral color with a subtle greige undertone. It is a versatile color that appears different depending on the lighting and surrounding colors. In natural light, it looks like a warm beige with a slight hint of gray, while in artificial light it appears more muted and gray. Pale Oak has a calming effect and can create a serene atmosphere in any room. It is a popular choice for interior walls, cabinets, and trim.

What color goes best with Benjamin Moore Pale Oak?

Benjamin Moore Pale Oak is a versatile neutral color that can be paired with a wide range of other colors. It has warm undertones, making it a good choice to pair with other warm colors such as brow or cream Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee . Additionally, it can also pair well with cool tones like blue Benjamin Moore Smoke , green Backwoods CC-630 , and gray Chelsea Gray , creating a balanced and harmonious color scheme. For a bolder contrast, you can also pair it with darker colors like navy Benjamin Moore Kensington Blue or charcoal Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal. Ultimately, the color you choose to pair with Pale Oak will depend on the desired mood and aesthetic you want to achieve in your space.

Pale Oak for bedroom (11 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing beige 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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Benjamin Moore Pale Oak bedroom interior review

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Pale Oak for living room (41 photos)

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

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Benjamin Moore Pale Oak living room review

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Benjamin Moore OC-20 living room paint review

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Benjamin Moore OC-20 for bathroom (9 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm light beige real bathrooms.

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Benjamin Moore OC-20 on kitchen cabinets (20 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Benjamin Moore Pale Oak reviews (28 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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Benjamin Moore OC-20 living room wall framing color

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What are Benjamin Moore Pale Oak undertones?

Pale Oak reads as a light, very muted off-white with a soft gray-beige overall character rather than a strong, distinct color. In the supplied digital sample, the slight visible bias leans yellow, but it is subtle enough to shift with surrounding colors and lighting. Benjamin Moore describes Pale Oak as having warm gray undertones, which fits its muted gray appearance while allowing a gentle warmth to keep it from reading as a stark cool gray. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its beige-yellow cast, while cool daylight can make its gray side more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#DFDACE

RGB code:

223, 218, 206

Is Benjamin Moore Pale Oak cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 42°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

OC-20 Pale Oak HSL code: 42, 21%, 84%

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 Pale Oak

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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Pale Oak:

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-20
Pale Oak

Darker shades

OC-20
Pale Oak

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 Pale Oak with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 222, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.

OC-20
Pale Oak

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LRV of Pale Oak

Pale Oak has an LRV of 68.64% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 68.64%, 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	#dfdace
RGB Decimal	223, 218, 206
RGB Percent	87.45%, 85.49%, 80.78%
HSV	Hue: 42° Saturation: 7.62% Value: 87.45%
HSL	hsl(42, 21, 84)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.24 Yellow: 7.62 Key: 12.55
YIQ	Y: 218.127 I: 6.836 Q: -2.677
XYZ	X: 66.641 Y: 70.288 Z: 68.432
CIE Lab	L:87.138 a:-0.366 b:6.508
CIE Luv	L:87.138 u:3.57 v:9.786
Decimal	14670542
Hunter Lab	83.838, -4.829, 10.291