Pale Oak OC-20 by Benjamin Moore

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I recently used this neutral Benjamin Moore paint colour on a client’s main floor project and to say we are thrilled with the results is an understatement.

I’ve heard great feedback from those who have painted with Pale Oak by Benjamin Moore. If you’ve used it, please comment below to share your experience. Do you love it as much as I do?

As with each of my colour review posts, you can expect me to share with you:

The undertone of my featured colour
Colour comparisons to easily see the different colour tones
Client design projects where I used Pale Oak
Best white paint colours for the trim and ceilings
Beautiful colour combinations to inspire you for your decorating project

After you watch the video, if you would like all this information conveniently laid out for you in one place and have even more paint colour combinations to use with this popular neutral paint colour by Benjamin Moore, be sure to check out my Pale Oak Perfect Colour Palette.

These PDF download colour guides provide details you need to know before you choose a paint colour, as well as inspiration for your next decorating project with my carefully curated whole-home paint palette collection included.

Below is the video of my Pale Oak Colour Review.

Undertones: Taupe Greige

Colour Comparisons

Stonehearth CC-490 and Cedar Key OC-16

With Pale Oak in the middle, you can see how it’s more of a greige and less beige when compared to the other two colours. That’s how it also appears in our client project shown below.

A client project with Pale Oak

A project where we used Pale Oak by Benjamin Moore for the wall colour was in our Burlington clients’ custom living and dining room design.

Benjamin Moore Pale Oak Dining Room Round Wood Table Patterned Dining Chairs — *Dining room in Pale Oak by Benjamin Moore*

Benjamin Moore Pale Oak Formal Living Room Marble Coffee Table — *Refined* *Living Room with Pale Oak Walls*

Pale Oak Benjamin Moore Living Room Gray Sofa Marble Coffee Table Blue And Green Pillows — *Paired perfectly with moody blues and light green*

Pale Oak Benjamin Moore Living Room Espresso Side Table Gold Table Lamp — *Designed by Claire Jefford Inc., Photo by Stephani Buchman Interiors*

Their main floor was already painted Shaker Beige by Benjamin Moore and our clients wished for that to remain unchanged if possible.

Shaker Beige has a pink undertone and pairs very nicely with Pale Oak. As you can see in the image below of the custom bench seat with the artwork above, we added artwork and pillows to this front foyer vignette which worked fabulously with the overall colour palette.

Foyer Bench Seat With Pillows Pink Accents — *Foyer Bench Seat With Pillows and Shaker Beige Walls*

You can see the full project here, as we also redesigned this client’s Great Room where we used White Down on the fireplace shiplap and custom cabinetry.

White Down is a soft white and is included in my ‘Top 5 Whites’ list. You can sign up for that to find out all 5 White Paint colours here.

Best Whites to pair with Pale Oak:

White Dove OC-17

White Dove by Benjamin Moore is always one of my favourites!

Cloud White CC-40

Cloud White works wonderfully with Pale Oak

Ivory White CC-130

Ivory White is the most creamy of the three

Fabulous Colour Combinations

Healing Aloe 1562

Healing Aloe by Benjamin Moore is so soothing!

Smoky Green CC-700

Smoky Green is more intense & bluer than Healing Aloe.

Newburg Green HC-158

Newburg Green, perhaps my favourite combination with Pale Oak

White Coffee Bar Cabinet Nespresso Coffee Maker Pale Oak Benjamin Moore — Here we used Newburg Green on the floating shelves, which looks beautiful combined with Pale Oak on the walls.

The graphic below shows you all the colours together, plus Chelsea Gray HC-168, thrown into the mix. How gorgeous is this?!

Cozy Sitting Area Blue Accent Chairs Round Ottoman Pale Oak Benjamin Moore Paint 1 — Click here to see more photos from this project where we used BM Pale Oak on the walls.

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All of the colour combinations shown above plus more options for you to choose from are included in my Perfect Colour Palette of Pale Oak.

Pale Oak is now part of my Benjamin Moore Whites & Neutrals Collection showcasing all 10 my Benjamin Moore white and neutral Perfect Colour Palettes.

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