Simply White (BM 2143-70) vs White Dove (BM OC-17)

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 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: Simply White, LRV 89.5 vs 83.2.
Warmer: About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 4.3 vs 4.5).
North rooms: Simply White keeps more brightness (L* 92.5 vs 90.0 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: White Dove BM PM-19, #EFEEE5, LRV 85.4: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 1.7, very close. At 1.7, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

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

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

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Simply White (BM 2143-70) is lighter than White Dove (BM OC-17) and about as warm: LRV 89.5 vs 83.2, deltaE 1.7 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Simply White	White Dove	Gap
Brand	Benjamin Moore	Benjamin Moore
Color code	2143-70	OC-17
Hex	#F6F6ED	#EFEEE5
RGB	246, 246, 237	239, 238, 229
HSL	60°, 33%, 95%	54°, 24%, 92%
LRV (light reflectance value)	89.5	83.2	+6.4
Lab L*	96.7	94.0	+2.7
Lab a*	-1.6	-1.2	−0.3
Lab b*	4.3	4.5	−0.1
Undertone	Neutral	Warm Yellow
Temperature	neutral	warm
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

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 Simply White (BM 2143-70) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 6.4 LRV points lighter (89.5 vs 83.2), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Simply White in other brands

Closest matches to White Dove in other brands

Common questions

Is Simply White the same color as White Dove?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.7. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Simply White and White Dove.
Which is lighter, Simply White or White Dove?: Simply White, with an LRV of 89.5 against 83.2.

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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.