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Natural Cream OC-14 (Benjamin Moore): hex #DAD5C6, LRV and undertone

Natural Cream (OC-14) from Benjamin Moore is #DAD5C6 with an LRV of 64.78. Its undertone reads as yellow-leaning and warm, within a neutral.

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

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreNatural CreamOC-14

Hex: #DAD5C6
RGB: 218, 213, 198
LRV: 64.78
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 64.78. Light: a light wall color that still reads as a color.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 92°, chroma 0.021). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Cloud CoverOC-25
ThunderAF-685
GraniteAF-660
Boothbay GrayHC-165

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 swatchNatural Creampale, grayish yellow

HEX: #DAD5C6
RGB: rgb(218, 213, 198)
HSL: hsl(45, 21%, 82%)

Best text on it: black at 14.31:1

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Every code for Natural Cream

HEX#DAD5C6
RGBrgb(218, 213, 198)
HSLhsl(45, 21%, 82%)
HSV45°, 9%, 85%
CMYK0%, 2%, 9%, 15%
Lablab(85.4% -0.1 8.1)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.021 91.6)
Decimal14341574

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#FBFBF9
80%#F8F7F4
70%#F4F2EE
60%#F0EEE8
50%#EDEAE3
40%#E9E6DD
30%#E5E2D7
20%#E1DDD1
10%#DED9CC
Base#DAD5C6
10%#C4C0B2
20%#AEAA9E
30%#99958B
40%#838077
50%#6D6B63
60%#57554F
70%#41403B
80%#2C2B28
90%#161514

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#D1CDBF
20%#C8C4B8
30%#BFBCB1
40%#B6B3AA
50%#ADABA3
60%#A4A29C
70%#9B9A95
80%#92918E
90%#898987

Matching colors

Complementary

#DAD5C6
#C6CBDA

Analogous

#DACBC6
#DAD5C6
#D5DAC6

Triadic

#DAD5C6
#C6DAD5
#D5C6DA

Split complementary

#DAD5C6
#C6D5DA
#CBC6DA

Tetradic (square)

#DAD5C6
#C6DACB
#C6CBDA
#DAC6D5

Monochromatic

#9E9169
#BCB398
#DAD5C6
#F7F6F3
#F7F6F3

Natural Cream 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.

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

Natural Cream
Triad #C6DAD5
Triad #D5C6DA
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Natural Cream in use

New collectionAutumn edit

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

Shop nowTag

Headline in Natural Cream

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#DAD5C6
Protanopia (no red cones)#D9D4C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#DAD6C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#DED2D1

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.46:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	14.31:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.46:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	14.31:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.28:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --natural-cream: #dad5c6;
  --natural-cream-rgb: 218 213 198;
  --natural-cream-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Natural Cream, code OC-14, is a pale putty shade defined by the hex value #DAD5C6 (RGB 218, 213, 198). It sits in the light range, and the reading below explains why it behaves more like a soft off-white than a true cream.

What the numbers describe

The HSL value is hsl(45, 21%, 82%) and the OKLCH value is oklch(87.3% 0.021 91.6). Chroma of 0.021 is low, so the color is a neutral, but the hue angle near 92 degrees tips it toward yellow. Taken together, the file labels it warm and neutral, with yellow as the cast. The LRV is 64.78, so it bounces back a little less than two thirds of incoming light. That is bright enough for a hallway or bedroom with a single window, though it will not bounce light the way a 85-plus white does.

Neighbors that are nearly the same

Three Benjamin Moore colors sit very close. Edgecomb Gray (HC-173) and Alaskan Skies (972) are both ΔE 0.7 away, and Ashwood (OC-47) is 1.2. All three fall under 2, so on a wall you would struggle to tell them apart. Across brands, Behr Silver Drop (790C-2) and Sherwin-Williams Natural Choice (SW 7011) both come in at 2.1, related but visible. White Duck (SW 7010) is 2.6 and City Loft (SW 7631) is 2.8.

Worked example

Picture a north-facing living room with oak floors, where you want walls that feel calmer than a stark white. Natural Cream on the walls, with trim in a brighter white, gives a clear step between surface and edge. Because the yellow grows stronger under incandescent lamps, check the walls once the sun is down as well as at noon. If you are weighing Silver Drop against it, hold both samples on the same wall for a full day, since a 2.1 gap can look larger under a single bulb than in daylight.

Text on this color is easy. Black type reaches 14.31:1 and white type only 1.46:1, so a printed menu or a website banner in this shade should carry dark lettering. To test your own combinations, the contrast grid compares many pairs at once.

The brand's coordinating list

Benjamin Moore lists four coordinating colors for it: Cloud Cover (OC-25), Thunder (AF-685), Granite (AF-660) and Boothbay Gray (HC-165). Those four are not covered by pages here, so their codes are all you get. The list runs from a pale shade to a deep one, which suggests using Natural Cream as the quiet background while one of the darker entries handles a door, cabinet or accent wall. Whatever you choose, take a real sample home before committing.