Simply White (BM 2143-70) vs Decorator's White (BM CC-20)

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Simply White 2143-70 (simulated) — Simply White BM 2143-70#F6F6ED, LRV 89.5 Verified 2026-10-02

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Decorator's White CC-20 (simulated) — Decorator's White BM CC-20#EBEDEA, LRV 82.7 Verified 2026-10-02

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Simply White, LRV 89.5 vs 82.7.
Warmer: Simply White (Lab b* 4.3 vs 1.2). Simply White reads warm white; Decorator's White reads neutral white.
North rooms: Simply White keeps more brightness (L* 92.5 vs 89.6 in north light); Decorator's White drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 2.1).
Trim that works: Mountainscape BM 870, #E5E7E4, LRV 78.9: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 3.3, noticeably different. At 3.3, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Simply WhiteBenjamin Moore, BM 2143-70LRV 89.5, #F6F6ED

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Decorator's WhiteBenjamin Moore, BM CC-20LRV 82.7, #EBEDEA

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Simply White (BM 2143-70) is lighter than Decorator's White (BM CC-20) and warmer: LRV 89.5 vs 82.7, deltaE 3.3 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Simply White	Decorator's White	Gap
Brand	Benjamin Moore	Benjamin Moore
Color code	2143-70	CC-20
Hex	#F6F6ED	#EBEDEA
RGB	246, 246, 237	235, 237, 234
HSL	60°, 33%, 95%	100°, 8%, 92%
LRV (light reflectance value)	89.5	82.7	+6.8
Lab L*	96.7	93.5	+3.1
Lab a*	-1.6	-1.2	−0.4
Lab b*	4.3	1.2	+3.1
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	neutral	neutral
Color family	White	White

Same paint, two kinds of light

Simply White (BM 2143-70), published as #F6F6ED

North light (cool, indirect)
#E4EBEB

South light (warm, direct)
#FFFFEB

Decorator's White (BM CC-20), published as #EBEDEA

North light (cool, indirect)
#D9E3E8

South light (warm, direct)
#FEF7EA

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 Simply White (BM 2143-70) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 6.8 LRV points lighter (89.5 vs 82.7), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Decorator's White (BM CC-20) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 1.2 against 4.3, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Simply White (BM 2143-70) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 4.3), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Simply White in other brands

Closest matches to Decorator's White in other brands

Common questions

Is Simply White the same color as Decorator's White?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.3. Most people can see the difference between Simply White and Decorator's White side by side.
Which is lighter, Simply White or Decorator's White?: Simply White, with an LRV of 89.5 against 82.7.

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

Sources: 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.