Super White (BM OC-152) vs Extra White (SW 7006)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Super White, LRV 87.4 vs 86.
- Warmer
- About the same, both neutral white (Lab b* 1.8 vs 2.3).
- North rooms
- Super White keeps more brightness (L* 91.4 vs 90.4 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Super White BM PM-1, #F1F2EE, LRV 89.1: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 0.8, indistinguishable. At 0.8, pick on price, finish or availability.
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More comparisons with Super White
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Super White (BM OC-152) is about as light as Extra White (SW 7006) and about as warm: LRV 87.4 vs 86, deltaE 0.8 (indistinguishable).
Side by side
| Measure | Super White | Extra White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | OC-152 | SW 7006 | |
| Hex | #F1F2EE | #EEEFEA | |
| RGB | 241, 242, 238 | 238, 239, 234 | |
| HSL | 75°, 13%, 94% | 72°, 14%, 93% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87.4 | 86 | +1.4 |
| Lab L* | 95.3 | 94.3 | +1.1 |
| Lab a* | -1.0 | -1.2 | +0.2 |
| Lab b* | 1.8 | 2.3 | −0.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Yellow | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Super White (BM OC-152), published as #F1F2EE
#DFE8EC
#FFFCEE
Extra White (SW 7006), published as #EEEFEA
#DCE5E8
#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 Super White (BM OC-152) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1.4 LRV points lighter (87.4 vs 86), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Super White in other brands
Closest matches to Extra White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Super White the same color as Extra White?
- They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.8. Most people cannot tell Super White and Extra White apart.
- Which is lighter, Super White or Extra White?
- Super White, with an LRV of 87.4 against 86.
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Sources: Super White: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Extra White: 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.