Benjamin Moore

Sheep's Wool

857 / OC-51

Sheep's Wool is a warm off-white with subtle gray undertones that prevent it from reading as stark or clinical. At an LRV of 73.36, it reflects a high amount of light and functions well as a primary wall color or ceiling tone in most lighting conditions. The gray influence is faint but enough to give it more body than a pure white.

It sits comfortably alongside White Dove and Classic Gray for layered light-neutral schemes. Kendall Charcoal and Hale Navy provide sharp contrast for trim or accents, and Palladian Blue pairs as a soft complement to the neutral base.

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Brand

Benjamin Moore

Code

857 / OC-51

Collection

Benjamin Moore Classics

Sheep's Wool in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Sheep's Wool under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Sheep's Wool under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Yellow

Strength

Low

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

53°

Orange Family

Lightness

86%

Light

Saturation

13%

Very Muted

LRV

73.4

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#E0DFD7

RGB Decimal

224, 223, 215

RGB Percent

87.8%, 87.5%, 84.3%

HSL

53.3, 12.7%, 86.1%

HSV

53.3, 4.0%, 87.8%

CMYK

0.0%, 0.4%, 4.0%, 12.2%

YIQ

222.4, 3.2, -2.3

XYZ

69.39, 73.53, 74.83

CIE Lab

88.70, -1.06, 4.02

CIE Luv

88.70, 1.02, 6.26

Hunter Lab

85.75, -1.06, 3.93

Decimal

14737367

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Sheep's Wool Mountain Air Scottish Moor Passion Vine

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Sheep's Wool Cloud Cover White Moderne Thousand Shells

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Sheep's Wool Glacier Pearl Dolphin At Play Imagination

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Sheep's Wool Opaline Great White Secret Crush

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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Seagull

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Roadster White

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Statuesque

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Moderne White

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Reserved White

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Blizzard Fog

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Crème De La Crème

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Salt Cellar

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Eider White

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Nuance

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Poetic Light

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Rain Cloud

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Looking Glass

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Classic Gray

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Incredible White