White Dove (BM OC-17) vs Dove White (Valspar 7002-7)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Dove White, LRV 85 vs 83.2.
- Warmer
- About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 4.5 vs 5.2).
- North rooms
- White Dove drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.1 vs 3.2); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- Mountain Peak White BM 2148-70, #F7F5EB, LRV 88.6: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.0, indistinguishable. At 1.0, pick on price, finish or availability.
See each color
White Dove (BM OC-17) is slightly darker than Dove White (Valspar 7002-7) and about as warm: LRV 83.2 vs 85, deltaE 1.0 (indistinguishable).
Side by side
| Measure | White Dove | Dove White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Valspar | |
| Color code | OC-17 | 7002-7 | |
| Hex | #EFEEE5 | #F1EEE4 | |
| RGB | 239, 238, 229 | 241, 238, 228 | |
| HSL | 54°, 24%, 92% | 46°, 32%, 92% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.2 | 85 | −1.8 |
| Lab L* | 94.0 | 94.1 | −0.1 |
| Lab a* | -1.2 | -0.7 | −0.5 |
| Lab b* | 4.5 | 5.2 | −0.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Dove (BM OC-17), published as #EFEEE5
#DDE4E3
#FFF8E5
Dove White (Valspar 7002-7), published as #F1EEE4
#DFE4E2
#FFF8E4
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 Dove White (Valspar 7002-7) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1.8 LRV points lighter (85 vs 83.2), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to White Dove in other brands
Closest matches to Dove White in other brands
Common questions
- Is White Dove the same color as Dove White?
- They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.0. Most people cannot tell White Dove and Dove White apart.
- Which is lighter, White Dove or Dove White?
- Dove White, with an LRV of 85 against 83.2.
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Related comparisons
Sources: White Dove: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Dove 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.