Decorator White (Behr PWN-10) vs White Dove (BM OC-17)

Living room with walls painted Behr Decorator White PWN-10 (simulated) — Decorator White Behr PWN-10#F6F4EC, LRV 90.4 (estimated)

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore White Dove OC-17 (simulated) — White Dove BM OC-17#EFEEE5, LRV 83.2 Verified 2026-10-02

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Decorator White, LRV 90.4 vs 83.2.
Warmer: About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 4.1 vs 4.5).
North rooms: Decorator White keeps more brightness (L* 92.3 vs 90.0 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Harmonious White Behr DC-013, #EEEDE4, LRV 84.3 (estimated): the Behr white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 1.5, very close. At 1.5, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

Decorator WhiteBehr PWN-10LRV 90.4 (estimated), #F6F4EC

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White DoveBenjamin Moore, BM OC-17LRV 83.2, #EFEEE5

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Decorator White (Behr PWN-10) is lighter than White Dove (BM OC-17) and about as warm: LRV 90.4 vs 83.2, deltaE 1.5 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Decorator White	White Dove	Gap
Brand	Behr	Benjamin Moore
Color code	PWN-10	OC-17
Hex	#F6F4EC	#EFEEE5
RGB	246, 244, 236	239, 238, 229
HSL	48°, 36%, 95%	54°, 24%, 92%
LRV (light reflectance value)	90.4 (est.)	83.2	+7.2
Lab L*	96.1	94.0	+2.2
Lab a*	-0.7	-1.2	+0.5
Lab b*	4.1	4.5	−0.4
Undertone	Neutral	Warm Yellow
Temperature	neutral	warm
Color family	White	White

Same paint, two kinds of light

Decorator White (Behr PWN-10), published as #F6F4EC

North light (cool, indirect)
#E4EAEA

South light (warm, direct)
#FFFEEB

White Dove (BM OC-17), published as #EFEEE5

North light (cool, indirect)
#DDE4E3

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF8E5

These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works

Which should you pick

Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.

Pick Decorator White (Behr PWN-10) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7.2 LRV points lighter (90.4 vs 83.2), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Decorator White in other brands

Closest matches to White Dove in other brands

Common questions

Is Decorator White the same color as White Dove?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.5. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Decorator White and White Dove.
Which is lighter, Decorator White or White Dove?: Decorator White, with an LRV of 90.4 against 83.2.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

Sources: Decorator White: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value; White Dove: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.