Paper White (BM 1590) vs White Dove (BM OC-17)

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Paper White 1590 (simulated) — Paper White BM 1590#E0E2DC, LRV 74.4

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: White Dove, LRV 83.2 vs 74.4.
Warmer: White Dove (Lab b* 4.5 vs 2.7). Paper White reads neutral white; White Dove reads warm white.
North rooms: White Dove keeps more brightness (L* 90.0 vs 85.7 in north light); Paper White drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 2.1).
Trim that works: White Dove BM PM-19, #EFEEE5, LRV 85.4: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 3.2, noticeably different. At 3.2, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Paper WhiteBenjamin Moore, BM 1590LRV 74.4, #E0E2DC

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

More comparisons with White Dove

Paper White (BM 1590) is darker than White Dove (BM OC-17) and slightly cooler: LRV 74.4 vs 83.2, deltaE 3.2 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Paper White	White Dove	Gap
Brand	Benjamin Moore	Benjamin Moore
Color code	1590	OC-17
Hex	#E0E2DC	#EFEEE5
RGB	224, 226, 220	239, 238, 229
HSL	80°, 9%, 87%	54°, 24%, 92%
LRV (light reflectance value)	74.4	83.2	−8.8
Lab L*	89.6	94.0	−4.4
Lab a*	-1.7	-1.2	−0.5
Lab b*	2.7	4.5	−1.8
Undertone	Neutral	Warm Yellow
Temperature	neutral	warm
Color family	Off-white	White

Same paint, two kinds of light

Paper White (BM 1590), published as #E0E2DC

North light (cool, indirect)
#CED8DA

South light (warm, direct)
#F2ECDC

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 White Dove (BM OC-17) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 8.8 LRV points lighter (83.2 vs 74.4), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Paper White (BM 1590) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 2.7 against 4.5, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick White Dove (BM OC-17) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 4.5), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Paper White in other brands

Closest matches to White Dove in other brands

Common questions

Is Paper White the same color as White Dove?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.2. Most people can see the difference between Paper White and White Dove side by side.
Which is lighter, Paper White or White Dove?: White Dove, with an LRV of 83.2 against 74.4.

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By Paint Pairs. Color data from manufacturer specifications, via PaintDB. The most-viewed colors are checked against each manufacturer's own color page.

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

Sources: Paper White: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); 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.