The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Simply White
Benjamin Moore · OC-117
The warm white that stays white
Silver Satin
Benjamin Moore · OC-26
The off-white that knows when to disappear
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersSimply White is the lighter of the two at LRV 89.52, 14.2 points above Silver Satin at LRV 75.3. Both read warm. Both belong to the whites 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 wordsSimply 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.
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.