Mayonnaise (BM 2152-70) vs White Dove (BM OC-17)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Mayonnaise, LRV 88.1 vs 83.2.
- Warmer
- Mayonnaise, both warm white (Lab b* 8.2 vs 4.5).
- North rooms
- Mayonnaise keeps more brightness (L* 92.3 vs 90.0 in north light); White Dove drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.1 vs 4.5).
- Trim that works
- Swiss Coffee BM OC-45, #EEECE1, LRV 81.9: 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
Mayonnaise (BM 2152-70) is slightly lighter than White Dove (BM OC-17) and warmer: LRV 88.1 vs 83.2, deltaE 3.3 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Mayonnaise | White Dove | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 2152-70 | OC-17 | |
| Hex | #F9F5E5 | #EFEEE5 | |
| RGB | 249, 245, 229 | 239, 238, 229 | |
| HSL | 48°, 63%, 94% | 54°, 24%, 92% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88.1 | 83.2 | +4.9 |
| Lab L* | 96.5 | 94.0 | +2.5 |
| Lab a* | -1.4 | -1.2 | −0.1 |
| Lab b* | 8.2 | 4.5 | +3.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Yellow | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mayonnaise (BM 2152-70), published as #F9F5E5
#E7EAE3
#FFFEE4
White Dove (BM OC-17), published as #EFEEE5
#DDE4E3
#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 Mayonnaise (BM 2152-70) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 4.9 LRV points lighter (88.1 vs 83.2), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick White Dove (BM OC-17) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.5 against 8.2, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Mayonnaise (BM 2152-70) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.2), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Mayonnaise in other brands
Closest matches to White Dove in other brands
Common questions
- Is Mayonnaise the same color as White Dove?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.3. Most people can see the difference between Mayonnaise and White Dove side by side.
- Which is lighter, Mayonnaise or White Dove?
- Mayonnaise, with an LRV of 88.1 against 83.2.
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Sources: Mayonnaise: 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.