The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Maritime White
Benjamin Moore · 963
The cream that behaves
Dune White
Benjamin Moore · 968
The wall white that stays out of the way
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersDune White is the lighter of the two at LRV 82, 10.4 points above Maritime White at LRV 71.6. Both read warm. Both belong to the whites family. For a whole room, Dune White is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Maritime White is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsMaritime White is a warm, creamy off-white with a green-grey base that stops it from tipping into yellow. At LRV 72 it is soft rather than bright — an ivory, not a white — and in a bedroom it makes everything feel calmer and slightly older, in the best way.
Dune White is a versatile off-white with hushed cream undertones and just enough beige-grey to keep it balanced — neither too yellow nor too cool. With an LRV near 82 it keeps a room bright and open, which is why it works so well as a whole-wall color behind bolder furniture and art.