Maritime White (BM 963) vs White Dove (BM OC-17)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- White Dove, LRV 83.2 vs 71.6.
- Warmer
- Maritime White, both warm white (Lab b* 8.7 vs 4.5).
- North rooms
- White Dove: keeps more brightness (L* 90.0 vs 84.7 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.1 vs 4.5).
- Trim that works
- Dune White BM 968, #ECEAE0, LRV 80.2: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.9, noticeably different. At 4.9, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Maritime White (BM 963) is darker than White Dove (BM OC-17) and warmer: LRV 71.6 vs 83.2, deltaE 4.9 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Maritime White | White Dove | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 963 | OC-17 | |
| Hex | #E5DECE | #EFEEE5 | |
| RGB | 229, 222, 206 | 239, 238, 229 | |
| HSL | 42°, 31%, 85% | 54°, 24%, 92% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.6 | 83.2 | −11.6 |
| Lab L* | 88.6 | 94.0 | −5.3 |
| Lab a* | -0.3 | -1.2 | +0.9 |
| Lab b* | 8.7 | 4.5 | +4.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Yellow | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Maritime White (BM 963), published as #E5DECE
#D4D4CC
#F7E8CE
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 White Dove (BM OC-17) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 11.6 LRV points lighter (83.2 vs 71.6), 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 8.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Maritime White (BM 963) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.7), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Maritime White in other brands
Closest matches to White Dove in other brands
Common questions
- Is Maritime White the same color as White Dove?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.9. Most people can see the difference between Maritime White and White Dove side by side.
- Which is lighter, Maritime White or White Dove?
- White Dove, with an LRV of 83.2 against 71.6.
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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.