Decorator's White (BM CC-20) vs White Dove (BM OC-17)

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Decorator's White CC-20 (simulated) — Decorator's White BM CC-20#EBEDEA, LRV 82.7 Verified 2026-10-02

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore White Dove OC-17 (simulated) — White Dove BM OC-17#EFEEE5, LRV 83.2 Verified 2026-10-02

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

Quick decision

Lighter: About the same: LRV 82.7 vs 83.2.
Warmer: White Dove (Lab b* 4.5 vs 1.2). Decorator's White reads neutral white; White Dove reads warm white.
North rooms: Decorator's White drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 2.1); both keep about the same brightness.
Trim that works: Mountainscape BM 870, #E5E7E4, LRV 78.9: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 2.9, noticeably different. At 2.9, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Decorator's WhiteBenjamin Moore, BM CC-20LRV 82.7, #EBEDEA

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White DoveBenjamin Moore, BM OC-17LRV 83.2, #EFEEE5

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Decorator's White (BM CC-20) is about as light as White Dove (BM OC-17) and cooler: LRV 82.7 vs 83.2, deltaE 2.9 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Decorator's White	White Dove	Gap
Brand	Benjamin Moore	Benjamin Moore
Color code	CC-20	OC-17
Hex	#EBEDEA	#EFEEE5
RGB	235, 237, 234	239, 238, 229
HSL	100°, 8%, 92%	54°, 24%, 92%
LRV (light reflectance value)	82.7	83.2	−0.5
Lab L*	93.5	94.0	−0.4
Lab a*	-1.2	-1.2	+0.0
Lab b*	1.2	4.5	−3.3
Undertone	Neutral	Warm Yellow
Temperature	neutral	warm
Color family	White	White

Same paint, two kinds of light

Decorator's White (BM CC-20), published as #EBEDEA

North light (cool, indirect)
#D9E3E8

South light (warm, direct)
#FEF7EA

White Dove (BM OC-17), published as #EFEEE5

North light (cool, indirect)
#DDE4E3

South light (warm, direct)
#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 0.5 LRV points lighter (83.2 vs 82.7), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Decorator's White (BM CC-20) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 1.2 against 4.5, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick White Dove (BM OC-17) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 4.5), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Decorator's White in other brands

Closest matches to White Dove in other brands

Common questions

Is Decorator's White the same color as White Dove?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.9. Most people can see the difference between Decorator's White and White Dove side by side.
Which is lighter, Decorator's White or White Dove?: White Dove, with an LRV of 83.2 against 82.7.

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

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.