Cloud White

OC-130 · Benjamin Moore

Benjamin Moore

Cloud White

OC-130

Hex code

#F2F1E6

Light reflectance value (LRV)

85.1Bright white, bounces the most light

0 black100 white

Undertone

Subtle yellow-leaning green, a green color

Color family: White
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Benjamin Moore Cloud White OC-130 is a warm white, a cream that stays bright instead of going yellow. An LRV of 85 places it high on the scale, so it lights a room while still reading as a color against a whiter trim. It goes most often on millwork, cabinets and walls in houses with wood floors and old woodwork. Benjamin Moore also numbers it 967 and CC-40.

Is Cloud White warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans yellow-green

Undertone

Subtle yellow-leaning green

graysaturated

A gentle lean, quiet on the wall.

Cloud White carries almost exactly as much yellow as Swiss Coffee OC-45 does, but with more green behind it and three more points of brightness, so the cream shows without the weight. That combination is why it looks warm in a warm room and simply light in a bright one. Against Chantilly Lace OC-65 the cream is obvious. Against a frankly yellow white such as Linen White OC-146 it looks restrained. The green side turns up in weak light, where a large wall drifts toward a very pale sage, and beside a cool gray floor it can look dull rather than warm.

Cloud White in north, south, east and west light

In a north-facing room Cloud White loses some of its yellow and the green underneath begins to show, so the walls read paler and quieter than the chip promises, though never cold. Warm wood and 2700K bulbs bring the cream back. South rooms are where it looks most like itself, warm and bright at once. East light gives a warm morning and a grayer afternoon, a bigger daily swing than a plain white makes. Late western sun pushes it toward olive for an hour before it settles.

Watch for

Pales toward sage on a large wall in weak light
Reads dull rather than warm beside cool gray flooring
Shows as yellow on a ceiling above whiter walls

Best rooms and surfaces for Cloud White

Cloud White is a millwork color first: casing, crown, panelling and built-ins in houses where a cool white would look wrong beside old wood. On cabinets it gives a kitchen a settled, unrenovated look, which is the point in a period house and the wrong note in a stark modern one. On walls it carries bedrooms and living rooms with warm floors, and it is bright enough for a hallway with no window of its own. A bathroom with white tile is where its cream shows most, sometimes far enough that the walls look off beside the tile. It makes a poor ceiling above whiter walls, since the ceiling then reads yellow.

Cloud White on an exterior

Benjamin Moore sells Cloud White outside, where its usual jobs are trim, porch columns and window surrounds on a brick, stone or colored body. It reads as a soft white against red brick, which a cool white cannot manage without looking harsh or pink by turns. On full siding in strong sun it flattens toward plain white while the shaded sides keep their cream, so the elevations will not match exactly. Against a dark green or navy body it gives a warm, older-looking line.

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Cloud White vs White Dove, Simply White, Swiss Coffee and Alabaster

Living room walls rendered in Benjamin Moore White Dove OC-17, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Cloud White vs White Dove OC-17

Cloud White is a touch lighter; both have a subtle yellow-leaning green undertone.

White Dove OC-17 is two points lower at 83 and its yellow is more tightly held, so White Dove reads as a soft white and Cloud White as a light cream. In a room with wood floors the difference shows in seconds; in a bright white kitchen it barely shows at all. White Dove is the safer whole-house pick, and Cloud White the better one for trim beside old wood.

Living room walls rendered in Benjamin Moore Simply White OC-117, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Cloud White vs Simply White OC-117

Cloud White is noticeably darker; both have a subtle yellow-leaning green undertone.

Simply White OC-117 is the brighter of the pair by five points and carries its warmth further up the scale, so it stays a bright white while Cloud White settles into cream. Both drift slightly sage in poor light. Kitchens that need light back take Simply White, and rooms with plenty of light and old woodwork take Cloud White.

Living room walls rendered in Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee OC-45, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Cloud White vs Swiss Coffee OC-45

Cloud White is noticeably lighter; undertone subtle yellow-leaning green vs subtle yellow-beige.

Swiss Coffee OC-45 is three points darker at 82 and slightly less green, which makes it the heavier cream of the two. Cloud White stays lighter and cleaner in the same room. The choice usually comes down to trim: over cream trim Swiss Coffee blends in, while Cloud White keeps a little separation and a little more light.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Alabaster SW 7008, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Cloud White vs Alabaster SW 7008

Cloud White is a touch lighter; undertone subtle yellow-leaning green vs subtle yellow-beige.

Alabaster SW 7008 takes its warmth from beige rather than from a yellow-green mix, and at 82 it sits below this color, so on a wall it reads quieter and a touch grayer. Cloud White is the brighter and cleaner cream. Sherwin-Williams buyers searching for this color land on Alabaster, and while it is close, the two are not the same white.

Questions about Cloud White

Does Cloud White look yellow?

Yes, gently. It holds as much yellow as most creams but has more brightness carrying it, so a wall reads warm rather than yellow. Under warm bulbs and beside wood it is plainly a cream. Beside a bright white ceiling or cool tile the yellow becomes obvious, which is where people get caught out.

Is Cloud White good for kitchen cabinets?

Yes, in a kitchen meant to look settled rather than new. It sits with wood floors, marble and brass, and it forgives an older cabinet box better than a bright white does. Against gray quartz and steel it can look yellow, so test a door in the kitchen's own light before committing a whole run.

Is Cloud White the same color as 967?

Yes. Benjamin Moore lists it as OC-130 on the off-white deck and as 967 among its numbered classics, and both mix the same paint. A third number, CC-40, points at the same color again. Order by whichever code the store recognizes and the can will be identical.

Is Cloud White good in a bathroom?

It works in a bathroom with warm finishes: wood, brass or a cream stone. Against crisp white subway tile it reads noticeably creamy, which some people want and others read as dirty. In a windowless bathroom under cool downlights it loses its warmth and goes flat, so warm the bulbs if you use it there.

What colors go with Cloud White?

Benjamin Moore's own picks beside it are Pale Oak OC-20 and White Down OC-131, both warm and close in tone, with Yosemite Yellow 215 as the bright accent. Beyond the list it goes with wood floors, brass, red brick and soft greens. Cool grays and blue-whites are what to avoid, since they turn the cream yellow.

Get a sample before you paint

Use the visualizer to narrow your shortlist, then confirm the finalist on your actual wall. A peel-and-stick sample of Cloud White, checked in morning and evening light, is the last step before a gallon.