Simply White (BM OC-117)
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Simply White (BM OC-117) is a very light, warm white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 90, so it reflects about 90 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Simply White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Simply White by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Simply White, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | High Reflective White | SW 7757 | 93 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Whisper White | HDC-MD-08 | 89.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Bloom | 7002-8 | 86 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Clear Yellow | 1215-1 | 87 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore white colors nearest to Simply White (LRV 90) by LRV.
Lighter than Simply White
Darker than Simply White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-117 |
| Hex | #F6F6ED |
| RGB | 246, 246, 237 |
| HSL | 60°, 33%, 95% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 90 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.7, -1.6, 4.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Simply White (BM OC-117), published as #F6F6ED
#E4EBEB
#FFFFEB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Simply White (BM OC-117)?
- Simply White has an LRV of 90. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Simply White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Simply White in another brand?
- Whisper White (Behr HDC-MD-08) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Simply White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Simply White as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.