Alabaster (BM 876) vs White Dove (BM OC-17)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Alabaster, LRV 85.1 vs 83.2.
- Warmer
- White Dove, both warm white (Lab b* 4.5 vs 3.7).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 90.6 vs 90.0 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Gardenia BM AF-10, #F3F0E9, LRV 85: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.6, very close. At 1.6, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Alabaster (BM 876) is slightly lighter than White Dove (BM OC-17) and about as warm: LRV 85.1 vs 83.2, deltaE 1.6 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Alabaster | White Dove | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 876 | OC-17 | |
| Hex | #F2EFE8 | #EFEEE5 | |
| RGB | 242, 239, 232 | 239, 238, 229 | |
| HSL | 42°, 28%, 93% | 54°, 24%, 92% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85.1 | 83.2 | +1.9 |
| Lab L* | 94.5 | 94.0 | +0.5 |
| Lab a* | -0.2 | -1.2 | +1.0 |
| Lab b* | 3.7 | 4.5 | −0.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Yellow | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alabaster (BM 876), published as #F2EFE8
#E0E5E6
#FFF9E8
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 Alabaster (BM 876) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1.9 LRV points lighter (85.1 vs 83.2), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands
Closest matches to White Dove in other brands
Common questions
- Is Alabaster the same color as White Dove?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.6. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Alabaster and White Dove.
- Which is lighter, Alabaster or White Dove?
- Alabaster, with an LRV of 85.1 against 83.2.
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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.