Benjamin Moore · OC-20
Pale Oak on interior walls
- Color family
- Light greige
- Digital swatch
- #DDD9CE
Where I’d start
Look where the wall meets the brick. A larger wall area gives you a better feel for this light neutral than a chip does.
See Pale Oak on more walls
See what changes when the room, trim and light are different.
Room with oak trim
Warm wood at the edge of the wall
Living room
Soft furnishings and broad wall areas
Bedroom with warm textiles
Wall color beside bedding and wood
Same room, three colors
Start at the edge where the wall meets the existing finish. Then step back and compare the whole room.
Pale Oak
Benjamin Moore · OC-20Brick and wall color side by side.
Edgecomb Gray
Benjamin Moore · HC-173Edgecomb Gray adds more depth to the wall around the fireplace.
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7029Agreeable Gray gives a deeper gray reference alongside the same masonry.
How we compared them. Recoat applied each named paint to the same prepared wall area of an illustrative demo photo. Each view uses the same framing and original finishes around the painted area.
Before you pick a sample
Choosing between shades?
Does Pale Oak work with a brick fireplace?
Put a large sample beside both a brick and the mortar. If you mainly see the room at night, make your final check with the lamp you normally use switched on.
See Edgecomb Gray in its own guideBefore you buy a gallon
Three checks to make where you’ll actually paint.
Start with the hardest spot
Start where the wall meets the finish you’re keeping.
Compare generous samples
Set Pale Oak and your closest alternative next to each other on separate sample boards.
Look in different light
Look once by the window and once with your usual lamps on.
