White Dove (BM OC-17) vs Dover White (SW 6385)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 83.2 vs 83.
- Warmer
- Dover White, both warm white (Lab b* 7.5 vs 4.5).
- North rooms
- White Dove: keeps more brightness (L* 90.0 vs 88.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.1 vs 4.3).
- Trim that works
- Mountain Peak White BM 2148-70, #F7F5EB, LRV 88.6: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.9, noticeably different. At 2.9, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
White Dove (BM OC-17) is about as light as Dover White (SW 6385) and cooler: LRV 83.2 vs 83, deltaE 2.9 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | White Dove | Dover White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | OC-17 | SW 6385 | |
| Hex | #EFEEE5 | #F0EADC | |
| RGB | 239, 238, 229 | 240, 234, 220 | |
| HSL | 54°, 24%, 92% | 42°, 40%, 90% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.2 | 83 | +0.2 |
| Lab L* | 94.0 | 92.8 | +1.1 |
| Lab a* | -1.2 | -0.3 | −0.9 |
| Lab b* | 4.5 | 7.5 | −3.0 |
| 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
Dover White (SW 6385), published as #F0EADC
#DEE0DA
#FFF4DC
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 0.2 LRV points lighter (83.2 vs 83), 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 7.5, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Dover White (SW 6385) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 7.5), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to White Dove in other brands
Closest matches to Dover White in other brands
Common questions
- Is White Dove the same color as Dover White?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.9. Most people can see the difference between White Dove and Dover White side by side.
- Which is lighter, White Dove or Dover White?
- White Dove, with an LRV of 83.2 against 83.
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Sources: White Dove: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Dover 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.