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Settled, side by side

Silver Satin

Benjamin Moore · OC-26

Simply White

Benjamin Moore · OC-117

74.9
LRV
89.52
Simply White is 14.6 points lighter
#E4E1D9
Hex
#F6F6ED
228 · 225 · 217
RGB
246 · 246 · 237
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Warm grey-beige, a faint violet that rarely flashes green
Undertone
Bright warm white with a touch of yellow; sunlight on plaster
White
Family
White
Off-White Collection
Collection
Off-White Collection

In real rooms

Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Simply White is the lighter of the two at LRV 89.52, 14.6 points above Silver Satin at LRV 74.9. Both read warm. Both belong to the white family. For a whole room, Simply White is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Silver Satin is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Silver Satin is the quiet professional of the off-white world — soft, low-chroma, and just warm enough to never read as stark. In a north-facing room it settles into a calm greige; in afternoon sun it lifts to a clean, milky white without ever turning yellow.

Simply White is one of Benjamin Moore's most-specified whites — bright, at LRV 90, and warm without being creamy. A touch of yellow keeps it friendly, but it is light enough that it reads as a true white in almost every room, which is why it works on walls, trim and ceilings together.

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