Simply White (BM 2143-70) vs Super White (BM OC-152)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Simply White, LRV 89.5 vs 87.4.
- Warmer
- Simply White (Lab b* 4.3 vs 1.8). Simply White reads warm white; Super White reads neutral white.
- North rooms
- Simply White keeps more brightness (L* 92.5 vs 91.4 in north light); Super White drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 2.1).
- Trim that works
- Super White BM PM-1, #F1F2EE, LRV 89.1: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.4, noticeably different. At 2.4, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Simply White (BM 2143-70) is slightly lighter than Super White (BM OC-152) and slightly warmer: LRV 89.5 vs 87.4, deltaE 2.4 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Simply White | Super White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 2143-70 | OC-152 | |
| Hex | #F6F6ED | #F1F2EE | |
| RGB | 246, 246, 237 | 241, 242, 238 | |
| HSL | 60°, 33%, 95% | 75°, 13%, 94% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 89.5 | 87.4 | +2.2 |
| Lab L* | 96.7 | 95.3 | +1.3 |
| Lab a* | -1.6 | -1.0 | −0.5 |
| Lab b* | 4.3 | 1.8 | +2.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Simply White (BM 2143-70), published as #F6F6ED
#E4EBEB
#FFFFEB
Super White (BM OC-152), published as #F1F2EE
#DFE8EC
#FFFCEE
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 2.2 LRV points lighter (89.5 vs 87.4), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Super White (BM OC-152) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 1.8 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 Super White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Simply White the same color as Super White?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.4. Most people can see the difference between Simply White and Super White side by side.
- Which is lighter, Simply White or Super White?
- Simply White, with an LRV of 89.5 against 87.4.
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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.