Oilcloth

CSP-760 · Benjamin Moore

Benjamin Moore

Oilcloth

CSP-760

Hex code

#9FA194

Light reflectance value (LRV)

35.3Medium, moodier in dim rooms

0 black100 white

Undertone

Subtle yellow-leaning green, a green color

Color family: Neutral
Sold for: Interior

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Benjamin Moore Oilcloth CSP-760, one word on the chip and often written Oil Cloth, is a medium gray-green with more gray in it than sage. An LRV of 35 puts it in the medium band, so it absorbs more light than it returns and reads as a real color on a wall. Benjamin Moore rates it for interior use, not for siding or doors. Kitchen cabinets are what most people have in mind when they look it up.

Is Oilcloth warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans yellow-green

Undertone

Subtle yellow-leaning green

graysaturated

A gentle lean, quiet on the wall.

Measured, Oilcloth leans green with a yellow slant, and the amount of it is small, which is why the color reads as a gray holding green rather than as a sage. That balance is the reason it lasts in rooms where a stronger green would wear out its welcome. Against white trim the green is obvious. Against warm oak it shifts toward olive. Against a cool gray floor it looks distinctly green, and against green-gray tile it can disappear altogether. On a north wall it shows its greenest and least yellow face.

Oilcloth in north, south, east and west light

North rooms strip the yellow out of Oilcloth and leave a cooler, greener version of it, which is worth seeing before committing because it is a real change and not a small one. South light softens it back toward sage. East rooms swing further than most: warm sage at breakfast, gray-green by mid afternoon. West light brings the olive up late in the day. Bulbs at 2700K to 3000K hold the sage reading, and cooler bulbs push it gray-green, which in a kitchen full of downlights is the version you will actually live with.

Watch for

Turns cooler and greener in a north room, a bigger swing than most neutrals make
Reads olive rather than sage under warm afternoon sun on a west wall
Kitchen downlights at 4000K flatten it toward gray

Best rooms and surfaces for Oilcloth

Oilcloth is a cabinet color before it is a wall color: at this depth kitchen doors, an island or a butler's pantry keep their green under bright task lighting, and it sits well with white oak, brass, honed marble and a cream counter. On walls it suits a dining room, a study or a bedroom with good windows, where the depth is the point of it. A whole small room in it will feel enclosed, which can be deliberate in a powder room. It is not a bathroom color under cool light, where the gray takes over and the green looks tired. Green-toned tile or a green stone counter beside it removes the contrast the color needs.

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Oilcloth vs Evergreen Fog, October Mist, Pigeon and Clary Sage

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Evergreen Fog SW 9130, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Oilcloth vs Evergreen Fog SW 9130

Oilcloth is noticeably lighter; both have a subtle yellow-leaning green undertone.

Evergreen Fog SW 9130 is five points darker and the greener of the two by a clear margin, a sage where Oilcloth is a gray-green. On cabinets that difference decides whether the kitchen reads as green or as neutral. Evergreen Fog commits to the color and Oilcloth keeps its options open. In a north room Evergreen Fog holds its green while Oilcloth cools toward gray.

Living room walls rendered in Benjamin Moore October Mist 1495, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Oilcloth vs October Mist 1495

Oilcloth is much darker; undertone subtle yellow-leaning green vs noticeable yellow-leaning green.

October Mist 1495 is eleven points lighter and holds more yellow, so it reads as a soft sage on a wall while Oilcloth reads as a deeper gray-green. October Mist was Benjamin Moore's Color of the Year for 2022 and tends to get used across whole rooms, where Oilcloth usually lands on one surface. The two work together, walls in October Mist and cabinets or a built-in in Oilcloth.

Living room walls rendered in Farrow & Ball Pigeon No. 25, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Oilcloth vs Pigeon No. 25

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

Pigeon No. 25 is the closest color to Oilcloth outside Benjamin Moore, about two points darker and near enough that separating two samples on the same wall takes effort. Farrow & Ball publishes no LRV, so Pigeon's figure here is computed from its published color. If you are matching a room already painted in Pigeon but want it in a Benjamin Moore sheen, this is as close as it gets.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Clary Sage SW 6178, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Oilcloth vs Clary Sage SW 6178

Oilcloth is noticeably darker; undertone subtle yellow-leaning green vs noticeable yellow-leaning green.

Clary Sage SW 6178 is six points lighter and carries noticeably more yellow-green, so it reads as a warm sage against a cool one. Clary Sage suits rooms built on warm wood and cream. Oilcloth suits rooms with white oak, black metal and stone. If a green looked too yellow when you sampled it, this is the direction to move in.

Questions about Oilcloth

Is Oilcloth a good color for kitchen cabinets?

Yes, and it is what most searches for it are about. At this depth the doors keep their color under downlights instead of washing out, and the green is muted enough that it does not read as a trend color. It works with brass or matte black hardware, white oak floors and a light counter. Avoid a green-veined stone next to it, which cancels the contrast.

What colors go with Oilcloth?

Its own coordinating set is Cloud Cover OC-25, Paper Doll CSP-485, Gray Cashmere 2138-60 and Tweed Coat CSP-85, which covers two soft whites, a lighter partner and a deep neutral. Beyond the list it takes white oak, brass, cream limestone and black metal. Warm yellow-beige walls beside it are the pairing that makes the green look dull.

Does Oilcloth look green or gray?

Both, and which one you get depends on the room. The measurement is a subtle green with a yellow slant, little enough that a north room or a cool bulb can flatten it toward gray while warm afternoon light brings out olive. On cabinets under warm light it reads green. Across a large wall in a dim room it often reads gray.

What is the Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Oilcloth?

Rare Gray SW 6199 is the closest by measurement, near enough to pass on a wall, with Frosted Fern SW 9648 and Acacia Haze SW 9132 just behind it. None of those has a page here yet. Of the ones that do, Evergreen Fog SW 9130 is nearest and is a clear step greener. The matches are measured, so sample before ordering.

What is one shade lighter than Oilcloth?

Gray Horse 2140-50 is the step up its own strip at an LRV of 49, a good deal lighter and still in the same gray-green family. Sabre Gray 1482 at 38 is the smaller move if that jump is too big. Going down instead, Storm Cloud Gray 2140-40 at 29 is the next rung and reads close to a charcoal green.

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 Oilcloth, checked in morning and evening light, is the last step before a gallon.