Natural Cream (BM OC-14) vs White Dove (BM OC-17)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- White Dove, LRV 83.2 vs 64.8.
- Warmer
- Natural Cream (Lab b* 8.0 vs 4.5). Natural Cream reads greige; White Dove reads warm white.
- North rooms
- White Dove: keeps more brightness (L* 90.0 vs 81.4 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.1 vs 4.3).
- Trim that works
- White Down BM 970, #EBE6D7, LRV 76.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 6.2, clearly different. At 6.2, treat them as different colors.
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Natural Cream
More comparisons with Natural Cream
Natural Cream (BM OC-14) is much darker than White Dove (BM OC-17) and warmer: LRV 64.8 vs 83.2, deltaE 6.2 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Natural Cream | White Dove | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | OC-14 | OC-17 | |
| Hex | #DAD5C6 | #EFEEE5 | |
| RGB | 218, 213, 198 | 239, 238, 229 | |
| HSL | 45°, 21%, 82% | 54°, 24%, 92% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64.8 | 83.2 | −18.4 |
| Lab L* | 85.3 | 94.0 | −8.7 |
| Lab a* | -0.9 | -1.2 | +0.4 |
| Lab b* | 8.0 | 4.5 | +3.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Yellow | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Greige | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Natural Cream (BM OC-14), published as #DAD5C6
#C9CBC4
#ECDFC6
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 18.4 LRV points lighter (83.2 vs 64.8), 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 8.0, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Natural Cream (BM OC-14) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.0), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Natural Cream in other brands
Closest matches to White Dove in other brands
Common questions
- Is Natural Cream the same color as White Dove?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 6.2. Natural Cream and White Dove are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Natural Cream or White Dove?
- White Dove, with an LRV of 83.2 against 64.8.
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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.