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.
Table of Contents
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!
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- Sherwin Williams Zurich White
- Benjamin Moore Navajo White
cindi steenburgh says
Julie, we decided to go with quartzite because it gave us a marble look with the interest of a real stone. It brings the cabinets, navajo paint and anything else we throw at it all together. The room gets some light so I sampling soft chamois walls and ceiling with Navajo White trim…
Julie Blanner says
Sounds beautiful, Cindi!
cindi steenburgh says
Julie….yes, another lover of Navajo White!! It has worked everywhere in my house on trim, doors, etc. I used bone on the walls. I am now looking for a marble like quartz to go in my kitchen. My new cabinets will be Antique White by Holiday. They were the closest to Ben Moore Navajo White as I could get…it is pretty close. Finding the right counter top has provided difficult. Many make the cabinets look cream, when in fact they are a soft white. I want the cabinets to look soft white , not yellow like. Any ideas are very much appreciated…and thank the BM rep for the explanation of why some of the painters I used resulted in a different shade of Navajo White..only BM for me from now on…
Julie Blanner says
Yes, you truly should use Benjamin Moore for the true formula! I couldn’t agree more! So many quartz options lean grey which does make cabinets look very cream. We opted for Olympia Danby marble which is a pefect pairing. I wonder if you could find a quartz similar?
Elizabeth Ronecker says
This color really lightens up the room! Love your use of it in the mudroom.
Jane Cummins says
Hello Julie – thanks so much for your blog posts. I have a South Carolina lowcountry style homewith wraparound porches and painted ceilings and Charleston brick porch floors and mahogany stained door. We are getting a new roof – probably medium pewter gray shingles. I’m doing Navajo White but don’t want white trim to make it look yellow. I’m considering doing the whole body and trim in Navajo White or perhaps trim in 1/2 strength?  Not sure about shutters either.  Do I need a warm tone with Navajo White or could I do a cool color like a grey? Do you have any thoughts that might help –  I’m quite perplexed! Thank you for any suggestions!
Julie Blanner says
I like the trim in the same strength just one sheen higher.
Jen says
Julie, I was so indecisive about what to paint the exterior of my traditional Cape style home with a terracotta tinted brick porch (I had last done it in a cookie crumb with very light cream trim, and wine barrel colored door, which looked great, but a little too gingerbready and I was ready for classy. What I wanted: A rich cream (my favorite color) with as few undertones as possible but if I had to have any, then yellow. I loved your photos and so tried navajo white. Because I have so much trim and a roof that starts low, I needed the trim to pop, so painted it ultra pure white. Everyone loves it, but I think the house is way too pale yellow. And I am STRUGGLING to choose a shutter color to make me feel good about the whole package. I have a lot of “visions” but they all work best with a solid cream, and/or a second floor to work with to add other dimensions/ trim options. And the greenery in front of my house is making all my lovely hazy green grey blue options that I was feeling good about seem weak and an after thought. Should I just resort to black? (shutters, doors?)
Thank you for ANY advice you can give. I love white, ivory, and all things earthy neutral, but the reddish/orange brick has my hands tied.
Julie says
Can you send a photo via Instagram message?