Maritime White (BM 963) vs Ballet White (BM OC-9)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 71.6 vs 72.
- Warmer
- About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 8.7 vs 8.4).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 85.3 vs 84.7 in north light).
- Trim that works
- White Blush BM 904, #F6F0E1, LRV 84.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.1, very close. At 1.1, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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Ballet White
More comparisons with Ballet White
Maritime White (BM 963) is about as light as Ballet White (BM OC-9) and about as warm: LRV 71.6 vs 72, deltaE 1.1 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Maritime White | Ballet White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 963 | OC-9 | |
| Hex | #E5DECE | #E5E0D0 | |
| RGB | 229, 222, 206 | 229, 224, 208 | |
| HSL | 42°, 31%, 85% | 46°, 29%, 86% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.6 | 72 | −0.4 |
| Lab L* | 88.6 | 89.2 | −0.5 |
| Lab a* | -0.3 | -1.0 | +0.7 |
| Lab b* | 8.7 | 8.4 | +0.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Maritime White (BM 963), published as #E5DECE
#D4D4CC
#F7E8CE
Ballet White (BM OC-9), published as #E5E0D0
#D4D6CE
#F7EAD0
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 Ballet White (BM OC-9) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0.4 LRV points lighter (72 vs 71.6), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Maritime White in other brands
Closest matches to Ballet White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Maritime White the same color as Ballet White?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.1. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Maritime White and Ballet White.
- Which is lighter, Maritime White or Ballet White?
- Ballet White, with an LRV of 72 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.