Cloud Cover
OC-25 · Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore
Cloud Cover
OC-25
Subtle yellow-leaning green, a green color
- Color family
- White
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Benjamin Moore Cloud Cover OC-25 is a near-white with a faint gray-green trace, one of the softest whites in the Off White collection. Its LRV of 80 sits at the top of the off-white band, light enough to brighten a room while stopping just short of reading as a true white. It is used for whole houses, ceilings and trim, and on walls in rooms that need brightness without glare.
Is Cloud Cover warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
leans yellow-green
Undertone
Subtle yellow-leaning green
A gentle lean, quiet on the wall.
There is very little pigment here, and what there is leans yellow-green rather than yellow-beige, which is what separates Cloud Cover from the cream-leaning whites in the same deck. The practical effect is that it never turns buttery. In a bright room it reads as a plain soft white; in a dim one it picks up a gray cast and looks like the palest gray in the house. Beside a cream cabinet it looks cool, and beside a blue-white trim it looks soft and slightly warm. Warm wood floors show what yellow it has, cool stone shows the green.
Cloud Cover in north, south, east and west light
North-facing rooms are where this color earns its reputation, because the green in it keeps the walls from going the dull yellow-gray that a cream white turns in cool light; expect a soft, clean gray-white rather than a warm one. South light lifts it to a plain bright white through the middle of the day. East rooms look clean in the morning and settle by evening, and a west wall picks up a faint gold in the last hour. Warm bulbs at 2700K bring out the little warmth it has, and 4000K bulbs will make it look gray.
Watch for
- Reads gray, not white, in a room with one small window
- Looks cool beside cream cabinetry or an antique white trim
- Under 4000K downlights the green trace becomes the thing you notice
Best rooms and surfaces for Cloud Cover
Cloud Cover is used most where a room needs to be bright without turning stark: whole-house walls, ceilings above colored walls, and trim in houses painted in one soft white. It suits a dark room better than a warmer white does, because it stays clean instead of going yellow when there is little light to work with. Bathrooms and laundry rooms take it easily under cool bulbs. On kitchen cabinets it makes a quiet white door that sits well with gray-veined stone. The one place to be careful is a room with cream trim already in place, where the walls will look gray beside the woodwork.
Cloud Cover on an exterior
Outdoors this color gives up most of its character. Benjamin Moore rates it for exterior work, and in full sun it reads as a plain white with the green trace gone, so a house painted in it looks white from the street rather than off-white. Shade brings back some gray under the eaves and on the north side. It works as a body color with black or dark bronze windows, and it makes a soft trim white against mid-tone or dark siding, where a brighter white would look cut out.
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Cloud Cover vs White Dove, Swiss Coffee, Alabaster and Silver Satin
White DoveCloud CoverCloud Cover vs White Dove OC-17
Cloud Cover is a touch darker; both have a subtle yellow-leaning green undertone.
White Dove OC-17 is the comparison people search most, and it is three points lighter with the same faint green behind its yellow. On a wall White Dove reads as the white of the house and Cloud Cover reads as a shade of it, softer and a touch grayer. The two are close enough to use together, White Dove on trim and cabinetry over Cloud Cover walls, and close enough that a small chip will not separate them.
Swiss CoffeeCloud CoverCloud Cover vs Swiss Coffee OC-45
Cloud Cover is a touch darker; undertone subtle yellow-leaning green vs subtle yellow-beige.
Swiss Coffee OC-45 is about two points lighter and warm where this one is cool, which makes the pair a clear either-or rather than a near-tie. Swiss Coffee gives a room a creamy white; Cloud Cover gives it a clean one. Houses with oak floors, brass and warm stone usually want Swiss Coffee, and houses with gray stone, black metal or cool tile look better in Cloud Cover.
AlabasterCloud CoverCloud Cover vs Alabaster SW 7008
Cloud Cover is a touch darker; undertone subtle yellow-leaning green vs subtle yellow-beige.
Alabaster SW 7008 is the best-known white in the other brand's range and measures two points lighter, with a soft beige lean instead of a green one. Side by side, Alabaster looks warmer and Cloud Cover looks cleaner, though both stop well short of a stark white. Anyone repainting from Alabaster because a room came out too creamy is looking for something like this color.
Silver SatinCloud CoverCloud Cover vs Silver Satin OC-26
Cloud Cover is noticeably lighter; both have a subtle yellow-leaning green undertone.
Silver Satin OC-26 shares the same faint green lean and sits five points darker, which is enough to change its job. Silver Satin still reads as a wall color against white trim; Cloud Cover starts to merge with it. For a dark room or a low ceiling take Cloud Cover, and for a bright room where the walls should keep some tone take Silver Satin.
Questions about Cloud Cover
Does Cloud Cover look gray or green?
Gray in most rooms and green only by comparison. The measurement puts a small amount of yellow-green in it, which is enough to keep the color clean but not enough to name on its own. Put it beside a cream white and the green becomes visible; put it beside a blue-white and it looks warm. On its own in daylight most people simply read it as a soft white.
What colors go with Cloud Cover?
Benjamin Moore's own scheme pairs it with Super White OC-152 and Ice Mist OC-67 at the light end, then Silver Lake 1598 and Black Satin 2131-10 for contrast. In a room it takes gray stone, white oak, black metal and muted blues and greens. Warm creams are the pairing to test carefully, since next to them the walls will read gray rather than white.
Is Cloud Cover a good color for a dark room?
It is one of the better whites for one. A cream white in a room with little daylight tends to go yellow and heavy, while this color holds its cleanness and reads as a pale gray-white instead. Keep the bulbs at 2700K so the room still feels warm, and bring the warmth in through wood, textiles or brass rather than through the paint.
Is Cloud Cover a good ceiling color?
Yes, and it is a common choice above colored walls, because it is bright enough to lift the room without the hard edge a stark white gives. Use it flat on the ceiling and it will look a shade softer than the same color on the walls. If the walls are a warm beige, expect the ceiling to read slightly cool, which usually helps rather than hurts.
What is one shade darker than Cloud Cover?
Barely There CSP-725 is the smallest step down, about three points darker with the same quiet lean, and Sebring White OC-137 sits between the two. Going up, Vanilla Milkshake OC-59 is slightly lighter and is the brand's own nearest match. The color has no fan-deck strip, so these steps come from its closest measured relatives.
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