White Dove (BM OC-17) vs Sea Pearl (PPG 1136-1)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- White Dove, LRV 83.2 vs 80.
- Warmer
- White Dove (Lab b* 4.5 vs 1.4). White Dove reads warm white; Sea Pearl reads neutral white.
- North rooms
- White Dove keeps more brightness (L* 90.0 vs 87.7 in north light); Sea Pearl drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 2.1).
- Trim that works
- Simply White BM OC-117, #F6F6ED, LRV 90: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.8, noticeably different. At 4.8, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
White Dove (BM OC-17) is slightly lighter than Sea Pearl (PPG 1136-1) and warmer: LRV 83.2 vs 80, deltaE 4.8 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | White Dove | Sea Pearl | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | PPG Paints | |
| Color code | OC-17 | 1136-1 | |
| Hex | #EFEEE5 | #E0E9E4 | |
| RGB | 239, 238, 229 | 224, 233, 228 | |
| HSL | 54°, 24%, 92% | 147°, 17%, 90% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.2 | 80 | +3.2 |
| Lab L* | 94.0 | 91.6 | +2.4 |
| Lab a* | -1.2 | -3.9 | +2.7 |
| Lab b* | 4.5 | 1.4 | +3.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | neutral | |
| Color family | White | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Dove (BM OC-17), published as #EFEEE5
#DDE4E3
#FFF8E5
Sea Pearl (PPG 1136-1), published as #E0E9E4
#CEDFE2
#F3F3E4
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 3.2 LRV points lighter (83.2 vs 80), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Sea Pearl (PPG 1136-1) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 1.4 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 White Dove in other brands
Closest matches to Sea Pearl in other brands
Common questions
- Is White Dove the same color as Sea Pearl?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.8. Most people can see the difference between White Dove and Sea Pearl side by side.
- Which is lighter, White Dove or Sea Pearl?
- White Dove, with an LRV of 83.2 against 80.
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Sources: White Dove: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Sea Pearl: 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.