Gentle Cream
Benjamin Moore's Gentle Cream is a white shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. With an LRV of 71.3, it sits on the light-reflective side of the palette and can feel especially open in generous daylight. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
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71.32
Gentle Cream in Rooms
Follow Gentle Cream from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 8 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
4 Living Room Photos
Gentle Cream (OC-96) can change noticeably under the movement from window light to lamplight. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Living room walls embrace warm Gentle Cream tones.
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Room walls feel inviting in soft Gentle Cream.
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Walls glow with understated Gentle Cream throughout.
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Space fills with cozy Gentle Cream wall color.
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4 Misc Photos
These 4 misc images show how Gentle Cream (OC-96) can sit beside a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. Its red undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Furniture piece displays soft Gentle Cream painted finish.
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Wall panelling showcases warm Gentle Cream throughout.
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Wall surface painted in warm Gentle Cream tones.
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Walls glow warmly with Gentle Cream throughout space.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 71 vs 40, Gentle Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Vanilla Ice Cream reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 71), opening up a space where Gentle Cream encloses it.
Simply White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 71), opening up a space where Gentle Cream encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 71 vs 22, Gentle Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Cream reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 58), opening up a space where Feather Gray encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 24, Gentle Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 28, Gentle Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Cream reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 34), opening up a space where Coastline encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 36, Gentle Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Cream reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 14), opening up a space where Andes Summit encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 74 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 72 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Navajo White reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
A 12-point LRV gap (71 vs 59) makes Gentle Cream the marginally brighter of the two.
Gentle Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (71 vs 64) makes Gentle Cream the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Gentle Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
A pleasing bisque hue that adds just the right amount of warmth and depth to a space.