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Our Top 10 Benjamin Moore Whites


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Our Favourite Benjamin Moore Whites For 2022…In No Particular Order….


Chantilly Lace OC-65 – A Classic go-to white that elicits images of fresh cotton and pure silk

  • LRV 90.04
  • Collection: Off White Colors
  • Also Known As: 2121-70

Let’s start with Benjamin Moore’s known truest white, OC-65 Chantilly Lace.  This has become a fast growing popular colour choice for a pure, bright white.  This shade of white can work for trims, doors, ceilings and on occasion the walls as well.  The majority of its use is for millwork because it’s a ‘pure’ white.  This colour is unfiltered by coloured tint, which makes for an untainted white that can frame off many colours.  On the other hand, it sometimes reflects as too stark of a contrast against subtler colours.  It may appear too sterile for cabinetry, however it works well on the walls for a modern and streamlined style.

Benjamin Moore OC-65 Chantilly Lace Wainscoting in Dining Room

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Cloud White CC-40 – Soft and balanced, this go-to white can effortlessly buoy a space.

  • LRV 85.05
  • Collection: Designer Classics
  • Also Known As: 967, OC-130

What can you say about CC40 Cloud White? It is a tried-and-true colour, steadily for trim, because it’s a warm and soft white on the eyes. It’s cloudy—yes, that’s fitting—, so it doesn’t appear as a sharp contrast with wall colours. Cloud white couples well with subtle and soft colours such as the Historical colours, like HC-172 Revere Pewter. While Revere Pewter can also be used with a sharp white, like Chantilly Lace, there is a much softer effect when used with Cloud White. While this colour is popularly used for trim, it can also be applied for walls. The slightly stronger yellow undertone creates a warm and natural white colour for walls, trim ceiling and cabinetry!


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Simply White OC-117 – The slightest hint of warmth makes this clean, crisp white a favorite to use anywhere in the home.

  • LRV 89.52
  • Collection: Off White Colors, Colors for Vinyl
  • Also Known As: 2143-70

As many of you know, OC-117 Simply White is Benjamin Moore’s 2016 Colour of the Year!  This is an exciting year to discover all these shades of white, including the 2016 colour.  Simply White combines the brightness of a colour like Chantilly Lace and the warmth of the Cloud White, into a fresh, yet warm shade of white.  Formerly, Simply White has often been used for trims and millwork, however, the warm yellow undertone of this colour makes it a great choice for an inviting wall colour as well.  The Simply White can pair well with vivid colours because it’s a bright colour itself, as well as warmer tone colours due to the yellow undertone.  For more insight into the uses of Simply White, check out Benjamin Moore Colour Trends 2019 


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Dove Wing OC-18 – Silvery undertones bring a luminous quality to this white.

  • LRV 77.52
  • Collection: Off White Colors
  • Also Known As: 960

OC-18 Dove Wing falls under a warm off white, and the darkest out of this selection of whites.  Dove Wing is still an overall light colour and a great white to use on the walls. The gray tones make for a softer shade, while the touch of yellow makes it warm and an inviting hue of white.  Dove Wing is also a great alternative for a cabinetry colour, creating a casual and natural look as apposed to a pure white which can sometimes come off too stark or sanitary.


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White Dove OC-17 – Unerring style defines this clean and classic white.

  • LRV 83.16
  • Collection: Off White Colors
  • Also Known As: PM-19

OC-17 White Dove is OC-18 Dove Wing’s counterpart! White Dove is a slightly lighter version of the creamy and soft off white of Dove Wing.  These two colours pair well with each other, often with White Dove as trim and Dove Wing as a corresponding wall colour.  Unlike the Cloud White, the White Dove has a little less yellow, and more gray creating still a warm but more neutral coloured off white.  White Dove is a completely versatile colour, suitable for trim, kitchen cabinets as well as walls.  White Dove can also be used as both the wall and trim colours at the same time, with preferably different sheen textures, to make a room appear taller.


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Decorators White CC-20 – A touch of cool gray gives this go-to white sleek, stylish appeal.

  • LRV 82.68
  • Collection: Designer Classics
  • Also Known As: PM-3, OC-149

Decorators White falls under a cool undertone of an off-white. It contains a little gray, creating an off-white option that doesn’t lean in any particular colour tone, but it’s a softer version of a pure white such as Chantilly Lace.  This particular shade of white is a good option for trim colours when combined with grays.


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Oxford White CC-30 – A classic bright white with the slightest cool cast.

  • LRV 86.69
  • Collection: Designer Classics
  • Also Known As: OC-57, 869

CC-30 Oxford White is one of my favourite whites! This is an excellent choice for trims and millwork.  It’s similar to Decorators White, due to its gray background.  It makes for a fresh, clean and modern white, but because it doesn’t appear too gray, can also be substituted for a pure white.  It is a softer version of Benjamin Moore’s purest white Chantilly Lace.  Oxford White is what I would consider, a close second to Cloud White in terms of versatility with most colours.  It is warm enough to be suited to warm colours, yet pure enough to compliment cool colours as well.


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Intense White OC-51 – An optic white with cool, blue-gray undertones.

  • LRV: 73.36
  • Collection: Off White Colors
  • Also Known As: 857

This shade of white, leans heavily to the gray scale of off-whites.  It also has a slight undertone of green, which allows it to feel warmer without it being a yellow-gray.  This makes for a great choice for a wall colour that has just a hint of depth to it, and feels warmer than a pure gray.  The Intense White is a flexible gray that looks great with many shades of grays.  The muted white can be combined with lighter shades of white trim or even the same shade in a different sheen.


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Paper White OC-55 – Like a fresh sheet of paper, a touch of blue-gray lends a clean, crisp feel to this appealing white.

  • LRV: 74.41
  • Collection: Off White Colors
  • Also Known As: 1590

OC-55 Paper White falls in between the warmth of Intense White and the gray from Pure White.  It carries qualities of both colors, a mixture of blue, green and gray to form a creamy version of a cool gray.  The Paper White performs best on walls, creating a fresh, yet diffused white, that pairs well with cool tones of blue, greens and grays.


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Pure White OC-64 – Gray tones soften this white, while a touch of blue lends a crisp edge.

  • LRV: 78.94
  • Collection: Off White Colors
  • Also Known As: 870

This shade of off white (OC-64 Pure White) is the coolest on our spectrum of whites, containing the most blue.  It also has a little gray to create a blend that is crisp, vivid yet soft.  The Pure White, while not necessarily true to its name, is a good choice of colour for walls, that pair well with grays and cool colour tones such as blues.


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3 Responses to “Our Top 10 Benjamin Moore Whites”

  1. Julie says:

    Great article! I love the detailed description of each white. I am looking for a warm off-white without red or green undertones for a West-facing bedroom. The designer Danish furniture is mid-century modern teak (and teak kind of has a burnt orange undertone). There is a lot of pure white in the fabrics as well. Do you think that DOVE WING would be a wise colour choice? And what would you pair it with for trim and ceiling? Thank you for your advice.

    • The Paint People says:

      Hi Julie, thanks for your inquiry! Glad you liked the post. I agree with your choice, I believe OC-18 Dove Wing would look good as a neutral, yet warm tone of white, as a back drop to mid-century modern teak furniture. OC-17 White Dove would be the ideal trim colour to pair with OC-18 Dove Wing walls, as it’s the lighter shade of Dove Wing. If you feel brave to try something new, a great choice for trim could also be the same colour as your walls, OC-18 Dove Wing but in a slightly shinier finish (Ie. Pearl finish). Hope this helps! Let us know how it turns out!

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    • Hi Julie, thanks for your inquiry! Glad you liked the post. I agree with your choice, I believe OC-18 Dove Wing would look good as a neutral, yet warm tone off white, as a back drop to mid-century modern teak furniture. OC-17 White Dove would be the ideal trim colour to pair with OC-18 Dove Wing walls, as it’s the lighter shade of Dove Wing. If you feel brave to try something new, a great choice for trim could also be the same colour as your walls, OC-18 Dove Wing but in a slightly shinier finish (Ie. Pearl finish). Hope this helps! Let us know how it turns out!

      Sahra

      [email protected]

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