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Settled, side by side

Wimborne White

Farrow & Ball · No. 239

Simply White

Benjamin Moore · OC-117

LRV
89.52
#F4F2E7
Hex
#F6F6ED
245 · 242 · 232
RGB
246 · 246 · 237
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Soft white with a touch of yellow; the English default white
Undertone
Bright warm white with a touch of yellow; sunlight on plaster
White
Family
White
Colour Card
Collection
Off-White Collection

In real rooms

Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Both read warm. Both belong to the white family.

How they read

In their own words

Wimborne White is Farrow & Ball's everyday warm white — named for the Dorset town where the company was founded — with just enough yellow to keep it soft and none of the chalkiness of a true white. At LRV 89 it is bright and clean, and it is the white most often used for ceilings, trim and whole rooms in English houses.

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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