Pale Oak sits between an off-white and a light greige, giving rooms a soft, airy neutral that can pick up a hint of blush in some light. It is loved for bedrooms and living rooms that want warmth without beige.
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Undertone: Light greige with soft warm-gray and faint pink-violet undertones.
LRV 68.64: Pale Oak is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Where to use it: Bedroom, living room, office, hallway.
Trim: Pale Oak pairs well with Chantilly Lace OC-65 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Benjamin Moore colors that work with Pale Oak on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Pale Oak from Sherwin-Williams and Behr, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Benjamin Moore Pale Oak (OC-20) is #DDD9CE, which is rgb(221, 217, 206). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Benjamin Moore Pale Oak has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 68.64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Pale Oak is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Pale Oak has a light greige with soft warm-gray and faint pink-violet undertones undertone. By its digital value it sits on the warm side, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Sherwin-Williams color to Benjamin Moore Pale Oak is Drift of Mist (SW 9166, #DCD8D0), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.6). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Behr color to Benjamin Moore Pale Oak is Campfire Ash (N320-1, #DDD9CE), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 0.0). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.