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Simply White OC-117 (#F6F6ED): LRV, hex and undertone

Simply White OC-117 is a Benjamin Moore white, hex #F6F6ED, LRV 89.52. It measures as a true neutral with very little undertone.

Benjamin Moore named Simply White its Color of the Year 2016. See how it measures against every Color of the Year since 2000.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreSimply WhiteOC-117

Hex: #F6F6ED
RGB: 246, 246, 237
LRV: 89.52
Undertone: True neutral

LRV 89.52. Very light: brightens a room and works on ceilings and trim.

Almost no undertone (chroma 0.012): it reads as a clean white in most light.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Dove WingOC-18
Somerville RedHC-62
Silver SatinOC-26
Casco Bay2051-30

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Benjamin Moore on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Benjamin Moore.

ColorPlum swatchSimply Whitevery pale, grayish yellow

HEX: #F6F6ED
RGB: rgb(246, 246, 237)
HSL: hsl(60, 33%, 95%)

Best text on it: black at 19.32:1

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Every code for Simply White

HEX#F6F6ED
RGBrgb(246, 246, 237)
HSLhsl(60, 33%, 95%)
HSV60°, 4%, 96%
CMYK0%, 0%, 4%, 4%
Lablab(96.7% -1.2 4.3)
OKLCHoklch(97.1% 0.012 106.6)
Decimal16185069

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Simply White in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FEFEFD
80%#FDFDFB
70%#FCFCFA
60%#FBFBF8
50%#FBFBF6
40%#FAFAF4
30%#F9F9F2
20%#F8F8F1
10%#F7F7EF
Base#F6F6ED
10%#DDDDD5
20%#C5C5BE
30%#ACACA6
40%#94948E
50%#7B7B77
60%#62625F
70%#4A4A47
80%#31312F
90%#191918

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#EAEAE2
20%#DEDED7
30%#D3D3CC
40%#C7C7C1
50%#BBBBB7
60%#AFAFAC
70%#A3A3A1
80%#989896
90%#8C8C8B

Matching colors

Complementary

#F6F6ED
#EDEDF6

Analogous

#F6F2ED
#F6F6ED
#F2F6ED

Triadic

#F6F6ED
#EDF6F6
#F6EDF6

Split complementary

#F6F6ED
#EDF2F6
#F2EDF6

Tetradic (square)

#F6F6ED
#EDF6F2
#EDEDF6
#F6EDF2

Monochromatic

#C3C387
#DCDCBA
#F6F6ED
#F8F8F1
#F8F8F1

Simply White in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Simply White with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Simply White
Triad #EDF6F6
Triad #F6EDF6
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Simply White in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; simply white carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Simply White

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#F6F6ED
Protanopia (no red cones)#F8F5ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#F8F6ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#F8F5F3

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.08:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	19.32:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.08:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	19.32:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.05:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --simply-white: #f6f6ed;
  --simply-white-rgb: 246 246 237;
  --simply-white-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Simply White is OC-117, another entry in the Off White Collection at Benjamin Moore, with a hex of #F6F6ED. Its screen color is a soft, slightly creamy white that stays well away from stark.

Hex, RGB and the rest

The values are RGB 246, 246, 237 and hsl(60, 33%, 95%). OKLCH gives oklch(97.1% 0.012 106.6). Its chroma of 0.012 is tiny, so the undertone reading is a true neutral: a clean white in most light. If you stare hard at the hue angle of about 107° you may sense a faint green-yellow, but the amount is slight.

LRV comes in at 89.52, in the very light band. That makes it a candidate for ceilings, trim and doors as well as walls, with only a hair less reflectance than Chantilly Lace.

Named companions

Benjamin Moore lists Dove Wing OC-18, Somerville Red HC-62, Silver Satin OC-26 and Casco Bay 2051-30 as coordinating colors. No page exists on this site for any of them, so they appear by name and code only.

ΔE against the neighbors

From the same brand: White Dove OC-17 is ΔE 1.7, Chantilly Lace OC-65 is 1.9 and Swiss Coffee OC-45 is 2.4. The first two are under 2, which means very hard to separate on a wall.

At Sherwin-Williams: Extra White SW 7006 at 2.3, Pure White SW 7005 at 2.5 and Alabaster SW 7008 at 2.8. These are slightly farther off. Only a real sample in your own light can show which direction each one drifts.

Worked example

You are repainting a rental unit and want one white that works for walls, ceiling and trim so touch-ups stay simple. Simply White at LRV 89.52 is bright enough for the ceiling and neutral enough that it will not fight the tenant's furniture.

The detail to resolve is whether to use White Dove instead. Because that choice is only 1.7 away, the practical difference may be smaller than the shift caused by switching from a morning-lit room to an evening-lit one. Test by painting a board and moving it from room to room instead of staying in the showroom light.

If the occupant wants a cooler white, Chantilly Lace sits at 1.9, which is another near-twin worth sampling.

On screen

Black text on #F6F6ED registers 19.32:1 and white only 1.08:1, so use dark text on this background. Set up pairs in the contrast grid to see where other colors land.