Atrium White (BM OC-145) vs White Dove (BM OC-17)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Atrium White, LRV 85.1 vs 83.2.
- Warmer
- White Dove, both warm white (Lab b* 4.5 vs 3.7).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 90.6 vs 90.0 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Alabaster BM 876, #F2EFE8, LRV 85.1: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.6, very close. At 1.6, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Atrium White (BM OC-145) is slightly lighter than White Dove (BM OC-17) and about as warm: LRV 85.1 vs 83.2, deltaE 1.6 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Atrium White | White Dove | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | OC-145 | OC-17 | |
| Hex | #F2EFE8 | #EFEEE5 | |
| RGB | 242, 239, 232 | 239, 238, 229 | |
| HSL | 42°, 28%, 93% | 54°, 24%, 92% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85.1 | 83.2 | +1.9 |
| Lab L* | 94.5 | 94.0 | +0.5 |
| Lab a* | -0.2 | -1.2 | +1.0 |
| Lab b* | 3.7 | 4.5 | −0.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Yellow | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Atrium White (BM OC-145), published as #F2EFE8
#E0E5E6
#FFF9E8
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 Atrium White (BM OC-145) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1.9 LRV points lighter (85.1 vs 83.2), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Atrium White in other brands
Closest matches to White Dove in other brands
Common questions
- Is Atrium White the same color as White Dove?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.6. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Atrium White and White Dove.
- Which is lighter, Atrium White or White Dove?
- Atrium White, with an LRV of 85.1 against 83.2.
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Related comparisons
Sources: Atrium White: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); White Dove: 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.