Benjamin Moore Navajo White
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All the details about one of my favorite paint colors, Benjamin Moore Navajo White (not to be confused with Sherwin Williams color of the same name).
Navajo White is a beautiful, creamy white that is timeless and fresh.
This color feels a little tricky because Benjamin Moore changed the color code of it a couple times through the years, so you’ll see it noted as OC-95 or 947. Rest assured it’s the same color.
I panicked at the store when they asked me which one. Apparently I didn’t have someone experienced that day!
We first used Benjamin Moore Navajo White in the North facing mudroom and mudroom bath. This paint color is frequently used by one of my favorite designers, Phoebe Howard. Don’t miss my favorite Warm Whites!
I studied the spaces she used it in and felt it would be a great fit for all the newfound natural light we had in those spaces. I was right! It’s stunning – day and night.
It was our hope when we purchased our current home we would use just 1-2 paint colors for the entire home. However, the lighting is vastly different in different areas of our home, so I used several different shades of cream to best fit each space.
You can learn more about our favorite cream color paints here.
Our sizable well-lit breakfast room needed something a bit warmer than the Sherwin Williams Zurich White we had initially painted it. After the roof leaked not once, twice, but three times (after being replaced!), we decided to finish the room to our initial vision.
Having loved it in the mudroom, we decided to use it in the North-facing breakfast room. It’s very pretty, but I prefer it in daytime rather than evening, where it appears significantly more yellow.
Benjamin Moore Navajo White Details
Spaces it Works Well In
- open concept spaces
- rooms with a significant amount of natural lighting
Makes a Room Feel
- light
- warm
Undertones
- yellow {more so than most}
Styles it Fits
- traditional
- country
Tips
- paint the ceiling in the same color (can use a different sheen)
- paint moulding in the same paint color, but one sheen higher
Trim Color to Pair With
- the same color in the same sheen or one sheen higher. I first discovered this color being used as a trim. I like to paint the ceiling the same color as well, otherwise it will read yellow against stark white.
Painting indoors? You can learn all about choosing ceiling paint and trim paint here! You will also find detailed information about using this color in tile paint and furniture paint.
You can find all of our paint colors here and keep track of all of yours here. If you use any of them, please return to share your thoughts!
More Paint Colors You’ll Love
- Benjamin Moore Soft Chamois
- Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee
- Cloud White
- Sherwin Williams Creamy
- Sherwin Williams Zurich White
- Benjamin Moore Navajo White
Terry says
Want to modernize sun filled kitchen/family room. Â Terra-cotta floors throughout. Â deep teak stained window frames…lots. Â Kitchen cabinets light tan, cream tumbled stone tile above black/brown/tan granite. Ben Moore Navajo white too yellow in shade. Â White dove a little too white. Want to do some sort of cream color cuz we are sick of yellow! Â Any suggestions?
Julie says
I’d sample this or this.
Linda says
The Navajo White I think is too yellow for what I want right now. I have an open floor plan townhouse with travertine tile in the dining and kitchen areas (North and West) and honey colored maple wood floors in the living room (Faces East). Our fireplace surround is BM Dove White. It gets very dark in the mid to late afternoon. Right now it is painted BM Macadamia Nut and Key West Ivory and we are tired of it, but love the White Dove on our crown molding and baseboards and fireplace surround. We want something light and bright, but warm and are not fond of the popular grey and griege colors that are so popular today. We like the classic and the french country style. Can you suggest anything? Thank you so much.
Julie says
I really love Soft Chamois for a warm white!
Sue says
Painted the walls and ceilings Navaho white, what would go good on the door framesÂ
Julie says
I personally love using the same color in a higher sheen.
Tom says
Hi – We just bought a house that almost the whole trim in it is painted Navajo White. The issue we’re having is the whole house is shades of yellow. We’re looking to update some of the colors and we like greys. Will this color look silly with grey? We have a significant amount of trim, columns, crown moulding, so changing the color is an undertaking. Any suggestions for either making a transition or pairing with a color?
Julie says
I personally wouldn’t pair it with grey. If you wanted to retain the trim, I’d paint the walls in the same shade, just eggshell or repaint the trim with your favorite grey. Navajo White is a warm color while grey is cool.
Lj says
Navajo white will be yellow if matched into another manf paint. BM Uses different colorants and gray many times instead of black in their off-white colors. The gray colorant is what gives them that luminous quality…reflecting more light than absorbing it. SW, PPG, Valspar, etc., do not have a gray colorant in their system – they use black–therefore unable to get to that same luminous quality and match the color correctly.  Just like cooking w/ butter or margarine.  Won’t get the same tasting cookies!
Ps I’m a color & design rep for BM 🙂
Julie says
I purchased from Benjamin Moore, but thank you for weighing in, I appreciate it!
JH says
LJ, I have a home with the original (18 yr) BM Navajo White paint on all of my walls. I have to repaint the ceiling and walls in my dining and living room due to repairs (East facing large room with vaulted ceilings and a good amount of natural light). I wanted it brighter, more fresh, and less yellow, but want to keep it mildly warm. Should I move to a 50% tint of the Navajo White? Or even 25% or 33%? I’ve tried samples of each of these but I’m having trouble deciding. Is the 25% tint going too far? I would love (need) your advice.