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Cream Froth OC-97 (#FAF3E3): LRV, hex and undertone

Cream Froth OC-97 is a Benjamin Moore off-white, hex #FAF3E3, LRV 86.22. It reads as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone (OKLCH hue 87°).

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreCream FrothOC-97

Hex: #FAF3E3
RGB: 250, 243, 227
LRV: 86.22
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 86.22. Very light: brightens a room and works on ceilings and trim.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 87°, chroma 0.022). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Mountain Peak WhiteOC-121
Heavenly Blue709
Chantilly LaceOC-65
Putnam IvoryHC-39

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Benjamin Moore on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Benjamin Moore.

ColorPlum swatchCream Frothpale, grayish orange

HEX: #FAF3E3
RGB: rgb(250, 243, 227)
HSL: hsl(42, 70%, 94%)

Best text on it: black at 18.99:1

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Every code for Cream Froth

HEX#FAF3E3
RGBrgb(250, 243, 227)
HSLhsl(42, 70%, 94%)
HSV42°, 9%, 98%
CMYK0%, 3%, 9%, 2%
Lablab(96.1% 0.4 8.6)
OKLCHoklch(96.5% 0.022 87.2)
Decimal16446435

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Cream Froth in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FFFEFC
80%#FEFDF9
70%#FEFBF7
60%#FDFAF4
50%#FDF9F1
40%#FCF8EE
30%#FCF7EB
20%#FBF5E9
10%#FBF4E6
Base#FAF3E3
10%#E1DBCC
20%#C8C2B6
30%#AFAA9F
40%#969288
50%#7D7A72
60%#64615B
70%#4B4944
80%#32312D
90%#191817

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#EEE8D9
20%#E2DCCF
30%#D5D1C5
40%#C9C5BB
50%#BDBAB2
60%#B1AEA8
70%#A5A39E
80%#989794
90%#8C8C8A

Matching colors

Complementary

#FAF3E3
#E3EAFA

Analogous

#FAE8E3
#FAF3E3
#F6FAE3

Triadic

#FAF3E3
#E3FAF3
#F3E3FA

Split complementary

#FAF3E3
#E3F6FA
#E8E3FA

Tetradic (square)

#FAF3E3
#E3FAE8
#E3EAFA
#FAE3F6

Monochromatic

#E3BB61
#EED7A2
#FAF3E3
#FCF8EE
#FCF8EE

Cream Froth in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Cream Froth with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Cream Froth
Triad #E3FAF3
Triad #F3E3FA
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Cream Froth in use

New collectionAutumn edit

Card body text stays dark for reading; cream froth carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Cream Froth

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#FAF3E3
Protanopia (no red cones)#F7F2E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#F9F4E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#FEF0EE

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.10:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	18.99:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.10:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	18.99:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.03:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --cream-froth: #faf3e3;
  --cream-froth-rgb: 250 243 227;
  --cream-froth-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Cream Froth is code OC-97 in the Off White Collection from Benjamin Moore, and its hex is #FAF3E3. It is a buttery white, light and soft, closer to cream in a cup than to paper.

Numbers first

The hex gives RGB 250, 243, 227 and hsl(42, 70%, 94%). That 70% saturation looks high only because lightness is so high; in OKLCH it is oklch(96.5% 0.022 87.2), a chroma of just 0.022. The hue of 87° points to yellow, so the computed reading is a yellowish warm neutral.

The LRV is 86.22. Very little light is lost to the surface, so it brightens a room and suits ceilings and trim as well as walls.

The listed companions

Benjamin Moore's coordinating list for OC-97 has Mountain Peak White OC-121, Heavenly Blue 709, Chantilly Lace OC-65 and Putnam Ivory HC-39. Of those, Chantilly Lace has a page here, and it differs from Cream Froth by a contrast ratio of only 1.01:1, which tells you they are close in brightness and the difference is in tint, not depth. The rest appear by name and code.

Close relatives

The nearest Benjamin Moore paints are Swiss Coffee OC-45 at ΔE 3.3, White Dove OC-17 at 3.9 and Simply White OC-117 at 4.1. All three sit in the 2 to 5 range: related, but you can see the difference.

Across to Sherwin-Williams, Greek Villa SW 7551 is 2.9, Alabaster SW 7008 is 3.4 and Pure White SW 7005 is 4.9. No match falls under 2, so none will pass as identical. Brush out samples of each on the actual wall.

Worked example

Imagine a west-facing dining room where afternoon sun turns everything amber. Cream Froth on the walls, at LRV 86.22, will bounce that light around and could tip toward butter by 4 p.m. If that is more yellow than you want, step to Swiss Coffee, which is 3.3 away, and compare both under the same sun.

For the trim, you might keep the same Cream Froth in a different sheen to avoid a second color entirely, or move to Chantilly Lace for a cleaner edge. Because the contrast between those two is just 1.01:1, the trim will register as a gentle tint shift, not an outline.

Reading and signage

Black text on #FAF3E3 reaches 18.99:1, and white text only 1.10:1. For a menu card, wedding sign or web page background in this cream, dark lettering is the only practical choice. Run your own pairs through the contrast grid.