White Dove (BM OC-17) vs Ballet White (BM OC-9)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- White Dove, LRV 83.2 vs 72.
- Warmer
- Ballet White, both warm white (Lab b* 8.4 vs 4.5).
- North rooms
- White Dove: keeps more brightness (L* 90.0 vs 85.3 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.1 vs 4.2).
- Trim that works
- Swiss Coffee BM OC-45, #EEECE1, LRV 81.9: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.3, noticeably different. At 4.3, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Ballet White
More comparisons with Ballet White
White Dove (BM OC-17) is lighter than Ballet White (BM OC-9) and cooler: LRV 83.2 vs 72, deltaE 4.3 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | White Dove | Ballet White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | OC-17 | OC-9 | |
| Hex | #EFEEE5 | #E5E0D0 | |
| RGB | 239, 238, 229 | 229, 224, 208 | |
| HSL | 54°, 24%, 92% | 46°, 29%, 86% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.2 | 72 | +11.2 |
| Lab L* | 94.0 | 89.2 | +4.8 |
| Lab a* | -1.2 | -1.0 | −0.2 |
| Lab b* | 4.5 | 8.4 | −4.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Dove (BM OC-17), published as #EFEEE5
#DDE4E3
#FFF8E5
Ballet White (BM OC-9), published as #E5E0D0
#D4D6CE
#F7EAD0
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 11.2 LRV points lighter (83.2 vs 72), 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 8.4, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Ballet White (BM OC-9) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.4), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to White Dove in other brands
Closest matches to Ballet White in other brands
Common questions
- Is White Dove the same color as Ballet White?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.3. Most people can see the difference between White Dove and Ballet White side by side.
- Which is lighter, White Dove or Ballet White?
- White Dove, with an LRV of 83.2 against 72.
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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.