Ultra White (BM CC-10) vs Extra White (SW 7006)

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Ultra White CC-10 (simulated) — Ultra White BM CC-10#ECEEEC, LRV 83.5

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Extra White SW 7006 (simulated) — Extra White SW 7006#EEEFEA, LRV 86

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Extra White, LRV 86 vs 83.5.
Warmer: Extra White (Lab b* 2.3 vs 0.7). Ultra White reads cool white; Extra White reads neutral white.
North rooms: About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 90.4 vs 90.0 in north light).
Trim that works: Wedding Veil BM 2125-70, #EEF0EE, LRV 84.4: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 1.5, very close. At 1.5, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

Ultra WhiteBenjamin Moore, BM CC-10LRV 83.5, #ECEEEC

Extra WhiteSherwin-Williams, SW 7006LRV 86, #EEEFEA

More comparisons with Extra White

Ultra White (BM CC-10) is slightly darker than Extra White (SW 7006) and slightly cooler: LRV 83.5 vs 86, deltaE 1.5 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Ultra White	Extra White	Gap
Brand	Benjamin Moore	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	CC-10	SW 7006
Hex	#ECEEEC	#EEEFEA
RGB	236, 238, 236	238, 239, 234
HSL	120°, 6%, 93%	72°, 14%, 93%
LRV (light reflectance value)	83.5	86	−2.5
Lab L*	93.9	94.3	−0.3
Lab a*	-1.0	-1.2	+0.2
Lab b*	0.7	2.3	−1.6
Undertone	Neutral	Yellow
Temperature	neutral	warm
Color family	White	White

Same paint, two kinds of light

Ultra White (BM CC-10), published as #ECEEEC

North light (cool, indirect)
#DAE4EA

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF8EC

Extra White (SW 7006), published as #EEEFEA

North light (cool, indirect)
#DCE5E8

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF9EA

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 Extra White (SW 7006) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2.5 LRV points lighter (86 vs 83.5), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Ultra White (BM CC-10) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 0.7 against 2.3, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Extra White (SW 7006) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 2.3), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Ultra White in other brands

Closest matches to Extra White in other brands

Common questions

Is Ultra White the same color as Extra White?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.5. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Ultra White and Extra White.
Which is lighter, Ultra White or Extra White?: Extra White, with an LRV of 86 against 83.5.

Full pages

Related comparisons

By Paint Pairs. Color data from manufacturer specifications, via PaintDB. The most-viewed colors are checked against each manufacturer's own color page.

Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.